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Most men are unwilling to be taught.


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Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.



The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.



Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.



Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.



When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.



Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.



A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.



There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.



When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.



He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.





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Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?

Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?



When a friend leaves you, you move on. When a best friend leaves you, part of you is gone

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I don't know, why am I called the opposite of what I am? It's very confusing to me.

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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.

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I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.

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I generally don't involve myself in giving the actors some tips on acting. At the same time, I don't do that with the director.

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People have to be given permission to write, and they have to be given space to breathe and stumble. They have to be given time to develop and to reveal what they can do.

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