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Discussions of death and such matters do more to unlock the human tongue than any other subject.

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Well, people are like that too. THey create a false door - to deceive. If they are conscious of weakness, of inefficiency, they make an imposing door ...more

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It was due to his tact, to his judgment, to his sympathetic manipulation of human beings that the atmosphere had always been such a happy one... If th...more

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Ladies tell their nurses things in a sudden burst of confidence, and then, afterwards, they feel uncomfortable about it and wish they hadn't! It's onl...more

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In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top.

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Nature repeats herself more than one would imagine. The sea has infinitely more variety.

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One always has hope for human nature

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Thought is yours only. Nobody can alter or influence the use you mean to make of it.

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Human nature is always interesting... And it's curious to see how certain types always tend to act in exactly the same way." - Miss Marple, The Herb o...more