The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it; the future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.

The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore. W.

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.

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The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself. W. S.

The spirit is often most free when the body is satiated with pleasure; indeed, sometimes the stars shine more brightly seen from the gutter than from the hilltop.

The tragedy of love is indifference.

The value of culture is its effect on character. It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that. Its use is for life. Its aim is not beauty but goodness.

The value of money is that with it we can tell any man to go to the devil. It is the sixth sense which enables you to enjoy the W.

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.