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" Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. "
Jean Rostand
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" It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls. "
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" A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. "
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" Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that. "
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" Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. "
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" The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. "
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