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I heard a Californian student in Heidelberg say, in one of his calmest moods, that he would rather decline two drinks than one German adjective.

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The first time a student realizes that a little learning is a dangerous thing is when he brings home a poor report card.

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Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.

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Words are only painted fire, a look is the fire itself. She gave that look, and carried it away to the treasury of heaven, where all things that are divine belong.

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We regret the things we don't do more than the things we do.

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I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.

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From the dome of St. Peter's one can see every notable object in Rome... He can see a panorama that is varied, extensive, beautiful to the eye, and more illustrious in history than any other in Europe.

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Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of growths

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All gods are better than their reputation.

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War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull.

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Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.

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Never mistake motion for progress.

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The church is always trying to get other people to reform, it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by way of example

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My memory was never loaded with anything but blank cartridges.

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Few things are more irritating than when someone who is wrong is also very effective in making his point.

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We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.

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Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the creatures ever made (man) is the most detestable. Of the entire brood, he is the only one... that possesses malice. He is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain.

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I have no liking for novels or stories - none in the world; and so, whenever I read one - which is not oftener than once in two years, and even in these same cases I seldom read beyond the middle of the book - my distaste for the vehicle always taints my judgment of the literature itself, as a matter of course; and also of course makes my verdict valuless. Are you saying "You have written stories yourself." Quite true: but the fact that an Indian likes to scalp people is no evidence that he likes to be scalped.

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The ability to find solutions to life's challenges is what makes us grow as a person.

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Ah, if he could only die temporarily!

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