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Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.
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There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.
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There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.
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Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it; otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever.
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The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
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Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.
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Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
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Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
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The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.
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Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
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Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?
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Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.
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Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more.
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The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.
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