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" Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income. "
Logan Pearsall Smith
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" If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth. "
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" There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. "
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" What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree? "
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" Many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there a danger of their coming true! "
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" Hearts that are delicate and kind and tongues that are neither - these make the finest company in the world. "
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