Quotes by Mizner, Wilson

"I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education."

Mizner, Wilson on doubt
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"Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave."

Mizner, Wilson on egotism
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"A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions."

Mizner, Wilson on fools and foolishness   

"The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away."

Mizner, Wilson on friends and friendship   

"Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people on the way down."

Mizner, Wilson on kindness   

"I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at."

Mizner, Wilson on laughter
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"Life is a tough proposition and the first hundred years are the hardest."

Mizner, Wilson on life   

"The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong."

Mizner, Wilson on anger
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"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something."

Mizner, Wilson on listening   

"If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research."

Mizner, Wilson on plagiarism   

"Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research."

Mizner, Wilson on plagiarism   

"Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him."

Mizner, Wilson on popularity   

"The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep."

Mizner, Wilson on success   

"Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down."

Mizner, Wilson on behavior   

"I have known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, but never had a thought."

Mizner, Wilson on thoughts and thinking   

"There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger."

Mizner, Wilson on wealth   

"A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant."

Mizner, Wilson on criticism   

"If you steal from one author, its plagiarism. If you steal from two, its research. "

Mizner, Wilson on uncategorised