Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. 1.3K
Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things. 780
Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. 572
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. 2.27K
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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. 596
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. 526
It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree. 507
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed – it is a process of elimination. 495
