We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

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Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking...

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking...

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are...

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are...

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of...

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of...

To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...