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I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but...
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Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without...
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We are students of words; we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and...
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The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
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Never bear more than one trouble at a time. Some people bear three kinds...
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No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.
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Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of...
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Does it really matter what these affectionate people do– so long as they dont...
Quote #19993
All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner but they disbelieve the other...
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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim...