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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

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Be obscure clearly.

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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

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The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.

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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

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Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

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When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad.

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Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

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I'm not going to get in to an argument with anyone about the relative merits of Judaism and Christianity, and what it means for a Jewish kid to be a Christian – I'm just not interested in that argument.

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The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine.

Enhancing a woman's silhouette and enhancing a woman's beauty – both contribute to enhancing her confidence, so they're synonymous, really.

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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

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