Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.
I am never bored; to be bored is an insult to one's self.
Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.
It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.
We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.