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A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion.
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I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be…
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If a man who is born to a fortune cannot make himself easier and freer than those who are not, he gains…
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When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.
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A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinter legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to…
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What a curious creature is man; with what a variety of powers and faculties is he endued; yet how easily is he…
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The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.
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Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments, at which…
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Buffon, who, with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence, I suspect had little actual information in the science on which he…
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We often observe in lawyers, who as Quicquid agunt homines is the matter of law suits, are sometimes obliged to pick up…
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No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.…
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Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others. Sometimes it…
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Sometimes, perhaps, thou hearest another pray with much freedom and fluency, whilst thou canst hardly get out a few broken words. Hence…
— William Gurnall
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Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for him; sits…
— Mark Twain
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A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
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I admired Hitler, for instance, because he came from being a little man with almost no formal education, up to power. I…
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only…
— Steve Coogan
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However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.
— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
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Uribe and I have very good relations. I owe him loyalty, I admire him, he did great things for our country, and…
— Juan Manuel Santos
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We're not great friends, but I admire him. If he thinks he's the best player of the century, that's his problem.
— Pele
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Oddly my name has been no professional help at all! It seems to have made no difference. I admire him hugely, both…
— Joanna Trollope
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I am not Spock. But given the choice, if I had to be someone else, I would be Spock. If someone said,…
— Leonard Nimoy
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When we know exactly all a man's views and how he comes to speak and act so and so, we lose any…
— James Boswell
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It is often pleasant to stone a martyr, no matter how much we may admire him.
— John Barth
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