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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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I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors.
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I loved doing all those costume dramas. I didn't think, 'Ooh I've got to avoid being typecast' - you can't ever be…
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To most people, I fancy, the stars are beautiful; but if you asked why, they would be at a loss to reply,…
— George Santayana
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We're out for revenge and I fancy us to beat them!
— Sam Torrance
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Ah, I fancy it is just the same with most of what you call your emancipation. You have read yourself into a…
— Henrik Ibsen
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I have to be stretched in some way. There's not enough things that come my way that I fancy.
— Terence Stamp
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I don't really think of most non-English as people, more or less indigenous squirrels that I fancy to kick around with my…
— Thom Yorke
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I never carry money, just like the real Queen. If I fancy something in a shop I always ask someone on our…
— Freddie Mercury
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I've always loved books. I'm passionate about them. I think books are sexy. They are smooth and solid and contain delightful surprises.…
— Sue Townsend
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All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.
— Oscar Wilde
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I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is…
— William Allen White
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I fancy myself as being a fairly competent person.
— Lisa Ling
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