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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
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A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.
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A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.
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A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
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Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.
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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
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Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.
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The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt.
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All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.
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The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.
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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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