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The old know what they want the young are sad and bewildered.


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When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.



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Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.



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The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.



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Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.



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People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.



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Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.



What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.



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