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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

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.

One must not cheat anybody, not even the world of one's triumph.

One must not cheat anybody, not even the world of one's triumph.

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.