Quote #854
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for...
Quote #16291
Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies.
Quote #15375
The creator is both detached and committed, free and yet ensnared, concerned but not...
Quote #12082
The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th...
Quote #14976
Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who...
Quote #14349
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.
Quote #7143
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Quote #19170
You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you...
Quote #1863
Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and...
Quote #17084
I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and...