The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy.
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Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty.
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For tens of millions of people television has become habit-forming, brain-softening, taste-degrading.
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The truly ambitious are always as busy on the landings as they are breathless on the stairs.
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The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.
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Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.
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