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If you are going to break a Law of Art, make the crime interesting.
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For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.
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At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly.
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The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.
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When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.
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General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: some horses run faster than others.
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Self-reform is the only kind that works.
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Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
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Fastidious taste makes enjoyment a struggle.
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Minds will wander even during the Last Judgment.
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As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance.
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The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.
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Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.
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If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined.
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Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
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The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.
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Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.
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Many gloat over their own troubles.
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Malice is always authentic and sincere.
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Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.
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