Great writers are the saints for the godless.

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A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

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Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

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Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

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No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

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Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

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In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around you.

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It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no time to read.

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What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself.

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Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography.

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