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It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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.
Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell read more
Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell before you can write seriously. But when you get the damned hurt, use it-don't cheat with it.
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your read more
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.
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.
He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way
He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way
You can't cheat the public for long.
You can't cheat the public for long.