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It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

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As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

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Manifestly, dying is nothing to a really great and brave man.

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A sincere compliment is always grateful to a lady, so long as you don't try to knock her down with it.

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Never waste a lie; you never know when you may need it.

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Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours. When you make a decision to "be" a particular way, you can count on change and external circumstances to come along which will challenge that decision. Remain vigilant after declaring a major decision and manage yourself in relationship to the goal. Set up structures that support you staying on target.

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How superbly brave is the Englishman in the presence of the awfulest forms of danger and death; and how abject in the presence of any and all forms of hereditary rank.

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If you have to swallow a frog, don't stare at it too long.

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When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well that he never reached that place without knowing what this life is - heartbreaking bereavement.

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Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.

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The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner of the telling;the comic and the witty story upon the matter.

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I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.

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We had an abundance of mangoes, papaias and bananas here, but the pride of the islands, the most delicious fruit known to men, cherimoya, was not in season. It has a soft pulp, like a pawpaw, and is eaten with a spoon.

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Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known and I know the rest.

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It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

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The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.

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In statesmanship get formalities right, never mind about the moralities.

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I don't want my girl to be so skinny she can knife me with her knee.

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Let us save the tomorrows for work.

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It is easier for a cannibal to enter the Kingdom of Heaven through the eye of a rich man's needle that it is for any other foreigner to read the terrible German script.

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