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Taylor Caldwell: Honest men live...

Taylor Caldwell: Honest men live...

Honest men live on charity in their age; the alm houses are full of men who never stole a copper penny. Honest men are...

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Evelyn Waugh: That's the public-school...

Evelyn Waugh: That's the public-school...

That's the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you...

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Lisa Alther: Dying was apparently...

Lisa Alther: Dying was apparently...

Dying was apparently a weaning process; all the attachments to familiar people and objects have to be...

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Shirley Jackson: It has long...

Shirley Jackson: It has long...

It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears...

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G K Chesterton: The perplexity of...

G K Chesterton: The perplexity of...

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: A weapon is...

Lois McMaster Bujold: A weapon is...

A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.

Source: In Collection...

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Joseph Heller: I think in...

Joseph Heller: I think in...

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going...

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Joseph Heller: Like Olympic medals...

Joseph Heller: Like Olympic medals...

Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to...

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Joseph Heller: Peace on earth...

Joseph Heller: Peace on earth...

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Source: Good as...

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George Eliot: A difference of...

George Eliot: A difference of...

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Source: Daniel...

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Augustus (and Julius) Hare: Many a man's...

Augustus (and Julius) Hare: Many a man's...

Many a man's vices have at first been nothing worse than good qualities run wild.

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Epictetus: Only the educated...

Epictetus: Only the educated...

Only the educated are free.

Source: Discourses.
-- Epictetus, ( 55-135), Greek...

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Horace Mann: Habit is a...

Horace Mann: Habit is a...

Habit is a cable; we weave a thread each day, and at last we cannot break it.

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Henry David Thoreau: The poet is...

Henry David Thoreau: The poet is...

The poet is a man who lives at last by watching his moods. An old poet comes at last to watch his moods as narrowly as...

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Henry David Thoreau: The man who...

Henry David Thoreau: The man who...

The man who does not betake himself at once and desperately to sawing is called a loafer, though he may be knocking at...

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Anne Wilson Schaef: A chuckle a...

Anne Wilson Schaef: A chuckle a...

A chuckle a day may not keep the doctor away, but it sure does make those times in life's waiting room a little more...

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Deepak Chopra: Happiness is a...

Deepak Chopra: Happiness is a...

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

Source: In The...

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Edward De Bono: Some people drift...

Edward De Bono: Some people drift...

Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment....

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Thomas Szasz: In the animal...

Thomas Szasz: In the animal...

In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be...

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R D Laing: Rule A: Don't....

R D Laing: Rule A: Don't....

Rule A: Don't. Rule A1: Rule A doesn't exist. Rule A2: Do not discuss the existence or non-existence of Rules A, A1 or...

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