“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.”
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There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
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Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?
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While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.
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Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.
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