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George Eliot: We must find...

George Eliot: We must find...

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.

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Richard Bach: There are no...

Richard Bach: There are no...

There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn...

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Jane Austen: Real solemn history,...

Jane Austen: Real solemn history,...

Real solemn history, I cannot be interested in . . . The quarrels of popes and kings, with wars or pestilences in...

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Douglas Adams: A common mistake...

Douglas Adams: A common mistake...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the...

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Richard Bach: The best way...

Richard Bach: The best way...

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Source: The Bridge Across...

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James Thurber: Why do you...

James Thurber: Why do you...

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Source: Attrib. Actually...

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Evelyn Waugh: He was gifted...

Evelyn Waugh: He was gifted...

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the...

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Aldous Huxley: If it were...

Aldous Huxley: If it were...

If it were not for the intellectual snobs who pay - in solid cash - the arts would perish with their starving...

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Charles Dickens: I revere the...

Charles Dickens: I revere the...

I revere the memory of Mr. F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and...

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J G Ballard: The car as...

J G Ballard: The car as...

The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned...

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John Steinbeck: Ideas are like...

John Steinbeck: Ideas are like...

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a...

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John Steinbeck: People need responsibility....

John Steinbeck: People need responsibility....

People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it.

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John Steinbeck: The discipline of...

John Steinbeck: The discipline of...

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.

Source:...

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Mark Twain: A habit cannot...

Mark Twain: A habit cannot...

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a...

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Women are never...

Women are never...

Women are never what they seem to be. There is the woman you see and there is the woman who is hidden. Buy the gift...

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I'll say this...

I'll say this...

I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for...

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It is pretty...

It is pretty...

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

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CIRCUS, n. A...

CIRCUS, n. A...

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the...

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Nobody ever forgets...

Nobody ever forgets...

Nobody ever forgets where they buried a hatchet.

Source: Indianapolis News,...

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Some people are...

Some people are...

Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

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