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The most striking trait of the average man is unwillingness
to be convinced--that we are right and he is wrong.
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If man were so constituted that he could pat himself on the
back gracefully, or kick himself effectively, he would spend
most of his spare time doing one or the other.
76
Most of us live as if we expected to be judged from our
epitaph rather than from our conduct.
77
The world is a paradise for fools, a purgatory or worse for
others.
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When we have the capacity of enjoying we have not the reason
for enjoyment; when we do have good and sufficient grounds
we no longer have the capacity.
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To be happy, give; to be successful, take; to be happy and
successful, give and take.
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What a woman admires in a man depends on whether she is
married or single.
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Confidence given is usually confidence misplaced.
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Women admire the gilded youth because he is a golden calf.
83
Even those who do not repeat scandal are generally willing
to listen to it. Talk of the virtues of another, and, as a
rule, your hearers will get bored; only hint that you could
a tale unfold and you will secure perfect attention.
84
We forget that once upon a time we were little children; but
the unpleasant fact that we are big children is being
constantly forced upon us, together with the moral certainty
that we shall never be anything else.
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