Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in the young, of physical weakness in the old.
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Behavior
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
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I don't like principles. I prefer prejudices.
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What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.
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It is only the intellectually lost who ever argue.
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Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
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It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of
himself, can end sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, enjoy them and dominate them.
from the book "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself do not interest me. The have not got the charm of novelty.
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I can't aboid detesting my relatives. I suppose it derives from the fact that no one can stand our having someone else's flaws.
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Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.
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