He found himself now in the agreeable situation of being able to do what was best for others and at the same time what was convenient to himself.
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She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
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It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched, for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled into them, and each time they come in contact with the real they are bruised and wounded.
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Life isn't long enough for love and art.
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Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.
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It was not till quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say: "I don't know."
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A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.
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When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.
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The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.
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