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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.

Graham Greene

All good novelists have bad memories.
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Bad Goodness Memories
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
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Human Kindness Relationship Truth Worth
Of two hearts one is always warm and one is always cold: the cold heart is more precious than diamonds: the warm heart has no value and is thrown away.
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Cold Diamond Heart Oneself Precious Value Warmth
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in…We should be thankful we cannot see the horrors and degradations lying around our childhood, in cupboards and bookshelves, everywhere.
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Book Childhood Future Moments Ourselves Thankful
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.
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Better Lying Seek Truth
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
The next best thing to talking to her is talking about her.
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Love Relationship Talk
It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes.
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Change Dangerous Greatness
There was always another side to a joke, the side of the victim.
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Joke Side Victim
We are all of us resigned to death: it’s life we aren’t resigned to.
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Assignment Death Life
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
When we are not sure, we are alive.
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Alive One Liner
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
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Age Curiosity Moral Wisdom
One can’t love humanity. One can only love people.
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Humanity Love Oneself People
Hate is an automatic response to fear, for fear humiliates.
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Fear Hate Humiliation Response
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.
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Impossible Life Oneself Prison Trust

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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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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