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Honore de Balzac: No man should...

Honore de Balzac: No man should...

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

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G K Chesterton: Angels can fly...

G K Chesterton: Angels can fly...

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

Source: 'Orthodoxy'
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G K Chesterton: Materialists and madmen...

G K Chesterton: Materialists and madmen...

Materialists and madmen never have doubts.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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G K Chesterton: Spring never is...

G K Chesterton: Spring never is...

Spring never is Spring unless it comes too soon.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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G K Chesterton: A large section...

G K Chesterton: A large section...

A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence.

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E M Forster: There lies at...

E M Forster: There lies at...

There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the worshipper may one day be required to...

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J G Ballard: A widespread taste...

J G Ballard: A widespread taste...

A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of...

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Evelyn Waugh: There aren't many...

Evelyn Waugh: There aren't many...

There aren't many left like him nowadays, what with education and whisky the price it is.

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Evelyn Waugh: I expect you'll...

Evelyn Waugh: I expect you'll...

I expect you'll be becoming a schoolmaster sir. That's what most of the gentlemen does sir, that gets sent down for...

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Evelyn Waugh: Punctuality is the...

Evelyn Waugh: Punctuality is the...

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Source: The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh, 26 Mar...

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Louisa May Alcott: A faithful friend...

Louisa May Alcott: A faithful friend...

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

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Louisa May Alcott: Fame is a...

Louisa May Alcott: Fame is a...

Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more,...

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Louisa May Alcott: I am not...

Louisa May Alcott: I am not...

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

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John Fowles: That is the...

John Fowles: That is the...

That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between...

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Marquis de Sade: The ultimate triumph...

Marquis de Sade: The ultimate triumph...

The ultimate triumph of philosophy would be to cast light upon the mysterious ways in which Providence moves to...

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Graham Henry Greene: Morality comes with...

Graham Henry Greene: Morality comes with...

Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

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Peter De Vries: The difficulty with...

Peter De Vries: The difficulty with...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality and must live with a...

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Jean Paul: The parent is...

Jean Paul: The parent is...

The parent is low, who having children, truly feels bored.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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P G Wodehouse: He felt like...

P G Wodehouse: He felt like...

He felt like a man who, chasing rainbows, has had one of them suddenly turn and bite him in the...

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James Thurber: He knows all...

James Thurber: He knows all...

He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes.

Source: In Webster's...

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