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Wilson Mizner: I hate careless...

Wilson Mizner: I hate careless...

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it.

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Stanislaw Lec: A fat person...

Stanislaw Lec: A fat person...

A fat person lives shorter but eats longer.

Source: In 20,000 Quips and Quotes by...

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Jean Anouilh: The object of...

Jean Anouilh: The object of...

The object of art is to give life a shape.

Source: The Rehearsal.
-- Jean...

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Louis Aragon: I demand that...

Louis Aragon: I demand that...

I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of...

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J August Strindberg: I loathe people...

J August Strindberg: I loathe people...

I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people...

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William Wordsworth: The grim shape<br>Towered...

William Wordsworth: The grim shape
Towered...

The grim shape
Towered up between me and the stars, and still,
For so it seemed, with purpose of its own
And...

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G C Lichtenberg: The journalists have...

G C Lichtenberg: The journalists have...

The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in...

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Benjamin Franklin: Blessed is he...

Benjamin Franklin: Blessed is he...

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Source: In...

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Benjamin Franklin: A cheerful face...

Benjamin Franklin: A cheerful face...

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Source: In

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: I the heir...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: I the heir...

I the heir of all the ages, in the foremost files of time.

Source: Locksley Hall,...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Sink me the...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Sink me the...

Sink me the ship, Master Gunner - sink her, split her in twain!
Fall into the hands of God, not into the hands of...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Then comes the...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Then comes the...

Then comes the check, the change, the fall,
Pain rises up, old pleasures pall,
There is one remedy for...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: We have children,...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: We have children,...

We have children, we have wives,
And the Lord hath spared our lives.
We will make the Spaniard promise, if we...

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Oscar Wilde: The tragedy of...

Oscar Wilde: The tragedy of...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.

Source: Lord...

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Oscar Wilde: And the wild...

Oscar Wilde: And the wild...

And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats,
None knew so well as I:
For he who lives more lives than...

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Oscar Wilde: Mr. Whistler always...

Oscar Wilde: Mr. Whistler always...

Mr. Whistler always spelt art, and we believe still spells it, with a capital I.

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Oscar Wilde: Whatever harsh criticisms...

Oscar Wilde: Whatever harsh criticisms...

Whatever harsh criticisms may be passed on the construction of her sentences, she at least possesses that one touch of...

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William Shakespeare: It is the...

William Shakespeare: It is the...

It is the stars,
The stars above us, govern our conditions.


Source: King Lear,...

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George Bernard Shaw: Do you know...

George Bernard Shaw: Do you know...

Do you know what a pessimist is? A man who thinks everybody as nasty as himself, and hates them for...

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George Bernard Shaw: If Pygmalion, is...

George Bernard Shaw: If Pygmalion, is...

If Pygmalion, is not good enough for your friends with its own verbal music, their talent must be altogether...

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