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That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.

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It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind hi...more

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There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.

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An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

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In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.

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You can forgive people who do not follow you through a philosophical disquisition; but to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or ...more

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It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.

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Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

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Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.

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Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.

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To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

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The essence of love is kindness.

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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.

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I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgement. You start a question, and it's like starting ...more