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The house of Lords must be the only institution in the world which is kept efficient by the persistent absenteeism of most of its members.


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The world is like a mirror; frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile and it smiles, too.

The world is like a mirror; frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile and it smiles, too.



It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own.

It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own.



The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.

The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.



It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one to make it a failure.

It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one to make it a failure.



An autobiography is the story of how a man thinks he lived.

An autobiography is the story of how a man thinks he lived.



He suffered from a rush of words to the head.

He suffered from a rush of words to the head.



Knowledge, to become Wisdom, needs Judgment.

Knowledge, to become Wisdom, needs Judgment.



Science is the key which unlocks the storehouses of nature.

Science is the key which unlocks the storehouses of nature.



The answer to our prayer may be the echo of our resolve.

The answer to our prayer may be the echo of our resolve.





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As soon as Mr. Prosser realized that he was substantially the loser after all, it was as if a weight lifted itself off his shoulders: this was more like the world as he knew it.



One may like the love and despise the lover.

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We're now in one of those periods when the reality of intense pressure on the middle class diverges from long-held assumptions of how the American bargain should work

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It AIN'T so much the things we don't know that get us into trouble. It's the things we know that just ain't so.



If you've been given opportunities then you have to create opportunities. If you're given knowledge by people, share your knowledge. If you were born with talent, show your talent off.

If you've been given opportunities then you have to create opportunities. If you're given knowledge by people, share your knowledge. If you were born with talent, show your talent off.



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The key to happiness is to get the spirit and keep it.



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I'm on the Zoloft to keep from killing y'all.



How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!

How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!



It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal.

It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal.



On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.

On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.




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