There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

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Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

I would rather start a family than finish one.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's...

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?