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We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.
Malcolm De Chazal
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The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
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The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day.
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Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.
Malcolm De Chazal
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Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.
Malcolm De Chazal
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The idealist walks on tiptoe, the materialist on his heels.
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We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.
Malcolm De Chazal
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The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.
Malcolm De Chazal
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Animals awaken, first facially, then bodily. Men's bodies wake before their faces do. The animal sleeps within its body, man sleeps with his body in his mind.
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The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem - the most oriental thing imaginable.
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Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.
Malcolm De Chazal
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The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.
Malcolm De Chazal
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