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Between two evils, I always picked the one I never tried before. Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece. If deeds are wanting, all words appear mere vanity and emptiness. Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable. War is like love, it always finds a way. I hope I look as good as my mother does when I reach the age she says she isn't. I learned that true forgiveness includes total self-acceptance. And out of acceptance wounds are healed and happiness is possible again. The search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities. The swaggering underemphasis of New England. I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. Imagination is a poor substitute for experience. The game isn't over until it's over. Put not your trust in princes. It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see. A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier and hoarser than his wife. Men's men: be they gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness. For thy sake, tobacco, I Would do anything but die. Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still aflying, And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying.
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