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" Only a mediocre person is always at his best. "
W. Somerset Maugham
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" We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby. "
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" Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. "
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" It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. "
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" It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. "
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" In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time. "
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" It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection. "
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" When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character. "
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" Tolerance is another word for indifference. "
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" At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. "
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" You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences. "
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" It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. "
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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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" There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless. "
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" Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved. "
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" An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones. "
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