Max O’Rell on Things in General.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XV, 11 April 1903, Page 1006

Max O’Rell on Things in General.

I like economy too much as a virtue not to loathe it when it becomes a vice. Many virtues, when carried too far. become vices.

Envy is vice which does not pay. If you let your envy he apparent, you advertise your failure. Nothing is less common than common

The harm that happens to others very seldom does us any good, and the good that happens to them very seldom does us any harm. People who are successful are neither envious, jealous, nor revenge-

The hardest thing to do in life is to make a living dishonestly for any length of time.

A self-conscious man is sometimes one who is aware of his worth; a conceited man is generally one who is not aware of his unworthiness.

Advice is a piece of luxury thoroughly enjoyed by the one who gives it. You can judge the social standing of a woman from the wav she sits down.

It requires a head better screwed on the shoulders to stand success than to endure misfortune.