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“Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.”

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Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify.

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Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, 'Why not?' and the other, 'Why bother?'

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The profound immoralities of our time are cruelty, indifference, injustice and the use of others as means rather than ends in themselves.

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Marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.

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“...it calls for deciding things on their own merit, not because you read it or were told it or grew up believing it.”

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Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

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Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their…

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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future.

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Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most…

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Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.

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“The cynic is goodhearted beneath his facade, whereas the sentimentalist is flint-hearted beneath his.”

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