To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
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Since you are now studying geometry and trigonometry, I will give you a problem. A ship sails the ocean. It left Boston with a cargo of wool. It grosses 200 tons. It is bound for Le Havre. The mainmast is broken, the cabin boy is on deck, there are 12 passengers aboard, the wind is blowing East-North-East, the clock points to a quarter past three in the afternoon. It is the month of May. How old is the captain.Gustave Flaubert
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It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that date back to the Pharaohs.
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Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.
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