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 Hear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots,
 Frae Maidenkirk to Johnie Groat's;-
  If there's a hole in read more 
 Hear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots,
 Frae Maidenkirk to Johnie Groat's;-
  If there's a hole in a' your coats,
   I rede you tent it:
    A chield's amang you takin notes,
     And, faith, he'll prent it. 
Journalism consists largely in saying 'Lord Jones died' to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.
Journalism consists largely in saying 'Lord Jones died' to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.
Journalism is merely history's first draft.
Journalism is merely history's first draft.
I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.
 [The opposition Press] which is in the hands of malecontents who 
have failed in their career.  
 [The opposition Press] which is in the hands of malecontents who 
have failed in their career. 
Never believe in anything until it has been officially denied.
Never believe in anything until it has been officially denied.
 I would . . . earnestly advise them for their good to order this 
paper to be punctually served read more 
 I would . . . earnestly advise them for their good to order this 
paper to be punctually served up, and to be looked upon as a part 
of the tea equipage. 
 A would-be satirist, a hired buffoon,
 A monthly scribbler of some low lampoon,
  Condemn'd to drudge, the read more 
 A would-be satirist, a hired buffoon,
 A monthly scribbler of some low lampoon,
  Condemn'd to drudge, the meanest of the mean,
   And furbish falsehoods for a magazine.