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"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." (James Joyce) "We have so little presumption that we should like to be known in the world, even to those who come after when we are no more. We have so little vanity that the esteem of five people, say six, amuses That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been
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Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.
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- Friedrich Nietzsche There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.
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In the early sixties, we were strong, we were virulent...
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The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed.
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Uncl Secondary Schools In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar--a practice which is still continued.
-- Helen Rowland There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.
-- Albert Schweitzer In the blithe days of honeymoon,
With Kate's allurements smitten,
I lov'd her late, I lov'd her soon,
And call'd her dearest kitten.
But now my kitten's grown a cat,
And cross like other wives.
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The advice your son rejected is now being given by him to your grandson. When a girl marries she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.
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