Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.
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Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.Sydney Smith
When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces upon me is to convince me that he is an unalterable fool
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.
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My idea of heaven is eating pate de foie gras to the sound of trumpets.
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