One can survive anything these days, except death, and live down anything except a good reputation.
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A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
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Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
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Once can survive everything nowadays, except death.
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If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.
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