All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long.
It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.
Failure has gone to his head.
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
Art is science made clear.
In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.
A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune.
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.
A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.
A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.
Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.
I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the one that begins, 'Have you read - .'
God help those who do not help themselves.