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The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.
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Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.
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Beauty, without kindness, dies unenjoyed and undelighting.
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It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.
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Nothing is more common than for men to make partial and absurd distinctions between vices of equal enormity, and to observe some of the divine commands with great scrupulousness, while they violate others, equally important, without any concern, or the least apparent conciousness of guilt. Alas, it is only wisdom which perceives this tragedy.
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Tears are often to be found where there is little sorrow, and the deepest sorrow without any tears.
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Such is the emptiness of human enjoyment that we are always impatient of the present. Attainment is followed by neglect, and possession by disgust.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Whisky making is the art of making poison pleasant
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