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You can cram a truth into an epigram - the truth, never.


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Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.



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To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.



A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.



A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.



He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.

He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.



You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.



If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.



Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.



Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.



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Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?





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Thanking you once more, I want to wish you the best of luck for your future life and to conclude by saying to you: Dream your dreams and may they come true!

Thanking you once more, I want to wish you the best of luck for your future life and to conclude by saying to you: Dream your dreams and may they come true!



Eventually, it is found out but it takes time especially in the conditions when communication is difficult, when the enemy is making it extremely awkward for information to come out, to go.

Eventually, it is found out but it takes time especially in the conditions when communication is difficult, when the enemy is making it extremely awkward for information to come out, to go.



My mom was always making me clothes. We'd go to the fabric store, pick out patterns, and it was a creative process. I heard that word a lot growing up: creative.

My mom was always making me clothes. We'd go to the fabric store, pick out patterns, and it was a creative process. I heard that word a lot growing up: creative.



When you're dating, abstinence is a greater expression of love than making love, because you're doing what's best for your beloved, not just what feels good in the moment.

When you're dating, abstinence is a greater expression of love than making love, because you're doing what's best for your beloved, not just what feels good in the moment.



It's so easy to lie. What’s even worse is how we cling to those lies. We beg for the illusion so we don’t have to face the truth, don’t have to feel alone.

It's so easy to lie. What’s even worse is how we cling to those lies. We beg for the illusion so we don’t have to face the truth, don’t have to feel alone.



Life is short and the nights are long, and tonight I moved on.

Life is short and the nights are long, and tonight I moved on.



Eventually one day I want to direct, but as of right now my next cap that I'm looking for is the producer cap.

Eventually one day I want to direct, but as of right now my next cap that I'm looking for is the producer cap.



I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.




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