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Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.


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There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.



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The day will happen whether or not you get up.



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Let our love be like an arch- two weaknesses leaning together to form one strength.



You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.

You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.



Men marry what they need. I marry you.

Men marry what they need. I marry you.



Fermentation and civilization are inseparable.

Fermentation and civilization are inseparable.



Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.

Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.



The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.

The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.



The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.

The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.



Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.





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