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That sign of old age extolling the past at the expense of the present.


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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.



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If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee.



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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.



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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.



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The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.



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A man who wishes to make his way in life could do no better than go through the world with a boiling tea-kettle in his hand.



You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan, without the oil and twopence.

You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan, without the oil and twopence.



A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.



In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.





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