Have common sense and stick to the point.
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Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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