The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it,...

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it,...

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of...

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of...

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven

A happy family is but an earlier heaven

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other...

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other...

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life...

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life...