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Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.


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Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.



A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.

A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.



I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.



Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.



Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.



The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.



There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.

There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.



Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.



So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.



Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.





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When things come to the worse they generally mend.

When things come to the worse they generally mend.



But I'm very careful with opinions because I never know what the truth is. When I read what the press says about me, I don't really believe what it says about other people.

But I'm very careful with opinions because I never know what the truth is. When I read what the press says about me, I don't really believe what it says about other people.



Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.'

Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.'



I always wanted to write a story about a couple coming to that moment in their relationship where either they keep on going or it ends.

I always wanted to write a story about a couple coming to that moment in their relationship where either they keep on going or it ends.



There’s fish in here that I’ve read about that are so see-through that they’re invisible. So I don’t even think they know they exist.

There’s fish in here that I’ve read about that are so see-through that they’re invisible. So I don’t even think they know they exist.



Every day when a man or woman gets dressed, they are in effect defining who they are. That daily clean slate is a time in our lives when we can determine who we want to be.

Every day when a man or woman gets dressed, they are in effect defining who they are. That daily clean slate is a time in our lives when we can determine who we want to be.



Monaco was my first race of the season and I spoke with a number of people and all seemed to be very optimistic.

Monaco was my first race of the season and I spoke with a number of people and all seemed to be very optimistic.



Giving birth to something that could possibly change the lives of millions of people for possibly decades, hundreds of years, whatever the length of time the run is, is a great feeling.

Giving birth to something that could possibly change the lives of millions of people for possibly decades, hundreds of years, whatever the length of time the run is, is a great feeling.



The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.




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