Virtues
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.4.4 · 13 votes · 73 reads
Society
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.3.9 · 61 votes · 192 reads
Nature
Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.3.6 · 36 votes · 70 reads
Nature
Man is a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.3.9 · 58 votes · 52 reads
Art and Culture
Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.4.5 · 14 votes · 170 reads
Art and Culture
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water.4.4 · 7 votes · 126 reads
Society
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.3.7 · 21 votes · 89 reads
Art and Culture
Never learn to do anything. If you don't learn, you will always find someone else to do it for you.4.0 · 37 votes · 153 reads
Defects
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.4.4 · 8 votes · 107 reads
Thought and Reason
No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies.4.0 · 17 votes · 14 reads
Thought and Reason
Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.4.0 · 58 votes · 5 reads
Various
One may make their house a palace of sham, or they can make it a home, a refuge.4.0 · 13 votes · 18 reads
Thought and Reason
One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine lives.4.1 · 9 votes · 79 reads
Art and Culture
People are much more willing to lend you books than bookcases.3.3 · 53 votes · 136 reads
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