Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste… — Arthur Brisbane Idle Copy Share Image
Among the aimless, unsuccessful or worthless, you often hear talk about 'killing time.' The man who is always killing time is really… — Arthur Brisbane Chance Copy Share Image
Whatever good there is in small boys is usually based upon their admiration for girls of their own age. — Arthur Brisbane Admiration Copy Share Image
Wine is the most noble and beneficial of alcoholic drinks. Wine is for the sedentary whose work is thinking. Natural wines have… — Arthur Brisbane Age Copy Share Image
If you don't hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second… — Arthur Brisbane Books Copy Share Image
The commonest form, one of the most often neglected, and the safest opportunity for the average man to seize, is hard work. — Arthur Brisbane Average Copy Share Image
Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone. — Arthur Brisbane Change Copy Share Image
That Edison or Lincoln could have been Edison or Lincoln after four years of Harvard is improbable. — Arthur Brisbane Could have been Copy Share Image
While the fool is enjoying the little he has, I will hunt for more. The way to hunt for more is to… — Arthur Brisbane Action Copy Share Image
Every minute that you save by making it useful, more profitable, is so much added to your life and its possibilities. Every… — Arthur Brisbane Gone Copy Share Image
Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment. — Arthur Brisbane Management Copy Share Image
A newspaper is a mirror reflecting the public, a mirror more or less defective, but still a mirror. — Arthur Brisbane Defective Copy Share Image
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily. — Arthur Brisbane Crowds Copy Share Image
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good… — Arthur Brisbane Friendship Copy Share Image
[St. Patrick] was a terror to any snake that came in his path, whether it was the cold, slimy reptile sliding along… — Arthur Brisbane Brutality Copy Share Image
The leading characteristic of the savage state is its refusal or avoidance of industry. — Arthur Brisbane Avoidance Copy Share Image
Writing good editorials is chiefly telling the people what they think, not what you think. — Arthur Brisbane Editorials Copy Share Image
The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't come out and those outside don't want to get in. — Arthur Brisbane Cemetery Copy Share Image