Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply read more

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is read more

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity

Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.

Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.

In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be read more

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy read more

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.