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“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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“You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.”
― You Might As Well Live: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker
― You Might As Well Live: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
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“People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.”
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“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”
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