One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering.
Take care of your common sense, and your dignity will take care of itsself
What is a magazine? A small body of Literature entirely surrounded by advertisements.
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.
Of two evils choose the prettier.
When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough.