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Syllables govern the world.

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I must remind you that our credulity is not to be measured by the truth of the things we believe. When men believed that the earthwas flat, they were not credulous: they were using their common sense, and, if asked to prove that the earth was flat, would have said simply, "Look at it." Those who refuse to believe that it is round are exercising a wholesome skepticism.

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If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.

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The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

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All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry. They can't.

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You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I never tried to earn an honest living.

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Seemingly unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. Much progress, therefore, depends on such people.

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Every doctor will allow a colleague to decimate a whole countryside sooner than violate the bond of professional etiquette by giving him away.

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Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

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It's usually pointed out that women are not fit for political power, and ought not to be trusted with a vote because they are politically ignorant, socially prejudiced, narrow-minded, and selfish. True enough, but precisely the same is true of men!

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[Chess] is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time.

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Beware of the man whose God is in the skies.

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Who is this Baby Ruth? And what does she do?

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All sorts of bodily diseases are produced by half-used minds.

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God's trustiest lieutenants often lack official credentials. They may be professed atheists who are also men of honour and high public spirit.

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Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

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Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone.

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The real pleasure of one's life is the devotion to a great objective of one's consideration.

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People must not be forced to adopt me as their favourite author, even for their own good.

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The practical question, then, is what to do with the children. Tolerate them at home we will not. Let them run loose in the streets we dare not until our streets become safe places for children, which, to our utter shame, they are not at present, though they can hardly be worse than some homes and some schools.

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