Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love.Herman Melville
Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols.
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Let me look into a human eye it is better than to gaze into sea or sky better than to gaze upon God.
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To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
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