The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.

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The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.

The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew,...

I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew,...

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are...

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are...

It's like being a Knight of the Garter. It's an honor, but it doesn't hold...

It's like being a Knight of the Garter. It's an honor, but it doesn't hold...

Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery...

Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery...

You should realize that the community with which you deal is not the one of...

You should realize that the community with which you deal is not the one of...

Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like...

Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like...

Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such...

Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such...

Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.

Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.

Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break...

Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break...

The only way to win audiences is to tell people about the life and death...

The only way to win audiences is to tell people about the life and death...

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've...

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've...

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard,...

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard,...

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings...

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings...

What I've discovered is that in art, as in music, there's a lot of truth-and...

What I've discovered is that in art, as in music, there's a lot of truth-and...

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might also seem to be...

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might also seem to be...