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Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil – or else an absolute ignorance.

Graham Greene

The truth has never been of any real value to any human being – it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
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Human Mathematics Philosophy Pursue Reality Relation Truth Value Worth
One can’t love humanity. One can only love people.
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Humanity Love Oneself People
We are all of us resigned to death: it’s life we aren’t resigned to.
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Assignment Death Life
Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
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Harm Innocence Lost Meaning World
The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You’re there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see – every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.
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Boredom Greatness Party People Word Writing
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
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Challenge Lying Seek Success Truth
In our hearts there is a ruthless dictator, ready to contemplate the misery of a thousand strangers if it will ensure the happiness of the few we love.
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Heart Leadership Love Misery Stranger
Sometimes I see myself reflected too closely in other men for comfort, and then I have an enormous wish to believe in the saints, in heroic virtue.
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Believe Comfortable Hero Man Myself See Value
It was as though our love were a small creature caught in a trap and bleeding to death: I had to shut my eyes and wring its neck.
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Blood Creature Death Eyes Love
Sooner or later; one has to take sides. If one is to remain human.
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Human Oneself Side
The hands of the guilty don’t necessarily tremble; only in stories does a dropped glass betray agitation. Tension is more often shown in the studied action.
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Action Betrayal Guilty Hands Necessary Study Tension
A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.
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Conception Dare Possible
Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil – or else an absolute ignorance.
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Ego Evil Happiness Ignorance Man Myself Point
Most things disappoint till you look deeper.
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Appearance Deep Disappoint
He was impregnably armored by his good intentions and his ignorance.
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Goodness Himself Ignorance Intention
It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes.
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Change Dangerous Greatness

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil – or else an absolute ignorance.

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