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Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
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A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to...
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard only...
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There are four things that hold back human progress. Ignorance, stupidity, committees and accountants.
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You’ve got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old –...
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Man is a wonderful creature; he sees through the layers of fat (eyes), hears...
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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition oft got without merit, and lost...
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a...
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A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a...
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No matter what we want of life we have to give up something in...