“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
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“A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.”
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“JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
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“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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