No lady is ever a gentleman.

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Patriotism is the religion of hell.

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Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

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Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

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There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds and the pessimist fears this is true.

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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

James Branch Cabell in The Silver Stallion (1926)
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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.

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People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy.

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While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.

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