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The English novels are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed. But one should not be too severe on them. They show a want of knowledge t...more

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Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful th...more

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nothing that is worth knowing can be taught

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My great mistake the fault for which I can't forgive myself is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.

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The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.

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The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure.

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Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that one should live. If any love is shown us we should recognize that we a...more

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You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.

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Music had stirred him like that. Music had troubled him many times. But music was not articulate. It was not a new world, but rather an other chaos, t...more