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 My wife never lies about her age. She just tells everyone she's as old as I am. Then she lies about my age.  Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own. We are governed not by armies, but by ideas. All happiness is in the mind. In England I would rather be a man, a horse, a dog or a woman, in that order. In America I think the order would be reversed. Urgent necessity prompts many to do things. Profitability is the sovereign criterion of the enterprise. It's a simple formula; do your best and somebody might like it. An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife. I give myself, sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it. Toots Shore's restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore. To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet. A sympathetic friend can be quite dear as a brother. - Homer Time is nothing absolute; its duration depends on the rate of thought and feeling. The great cathedral space which was childhood. He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses his courage loses all. Art is man's nature; nature is God's art. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. The United States was born in the country and moved to the city in the nineteenth century. For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be very happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness. 
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