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Sarah’s Quotes

“Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.”
― Jane Austen, Emma

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“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

tags: humour, misanthropy, paraphrased

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“Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it.”
― Patricia Cornwell

tags: inspirational

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“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
― John Locke

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“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign

tags: inspirational, sci-fi, vorkosigan

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The History Book Club — 26312 members — last activity Jul 17, 2026 05:00AM
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