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A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one.


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Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.



Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.



Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand

Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand



Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.



He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.



'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.



Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.



Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants.

Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants.



Nothing but you can lay hold of my mind, and that can lay hold of nothing but you.

Nothing but you can lay hold of my mind, and that can lay hold of nothing but you.



In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.





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Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.



Patch grinned down at me. “I’m hard to resist.

Patch grinned down at me. “I’m hard to resist.



You always want an album to sound like its own little planet.

You always want an album to sound like its own little planet.



So I like to make music, and I like to share music. This is also a gift.

So I like to make music, and I like to share music. This is also a gift.



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I have passion for music just like I have passion for wrestling, just like I have passion for creating and acting.



In my stories I can kiss the girls I want to kiss and punch the girls I want to punch. Nobody pays a price for it.

In my stories I can kiss the girls I want to kiss and punch the girls I want to punch. Nobody pays a price for it.



The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.

The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.



When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.

When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.



A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.

A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.




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