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If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.

W. Somerset Maugham

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What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.
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Come Democracy Down Invent Persuasive Politician Power Seek Self Slogan
It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
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Both Face Fact Friendship Good Grow Keep Old Only Painful People Side Thing
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.
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Anything Comfort Freedom Irony Lose Money More Nation Value Virtue
Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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Achieve Constitution Dirty Love Paly Species Trick
It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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Beautiful Bed Day Decide Stau Such
Life isn’t long enough for love and art.
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Art Enough Life Long Love
You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
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Adultery Committed Country Course Extinct Know People Person Tasmanian
Dullness is the first requisite of a good husband.
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Dullness First Good Husband Reyuiste
But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.
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Age Character Chosen Creature Death Fellow Grow Influence Live Men Pecualr Perhaps Realize Remarkable Strength Sweetness
Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.
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Clase Common Country Destruction Free Most Odd People Person Riddle
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
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Complete Five Make Money Other Sense Sixth Such
Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.
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Anything Ask Delight Foolish Last More Nothing Permanent World
They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it.
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Beautiful Call Dog Dress Face Recognise Sermon
It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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Bad Enough Future Know Past
Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.
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Above Average Compliment Fool Great Most People Really Someone
There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
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No Nothing Pursuit Talent Terrible Those

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