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You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into an extra six inches in height.


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People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t



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Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.



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Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books



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Nothing in this world is at it seems. Except, possibly, porridge.



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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.




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