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It is better to deserve

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.
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The fact that man knows

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.
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Those that respect the law

Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made.
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The idea that no gentleman

The idea that no gentleman ever swears is all wrong; he can swear and still be a gentleman if he does it in a nice and benevolent and affectionate way.
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A patriot is mocked, scorned

A patriot is mocked, scorned and hated; yet when his cause succeeds, all men will join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
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Those who say truth is

Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction.
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I have never examined the

I have never examined the subject of humor until now. I am surprised to find how much ground it covers. I have got its divisions and frontiers down on a piece of paper. I find it defined as a production of the brain, as the power of the brain to produce something humorous, and the capacity of percieving humor.
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I have spent most of

I have spent most of my time worrying about thigs that have never happened.
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I did it partly because

I did it partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance the

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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