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Dullness is the first requisite of a good husband.

W. Somerset Maugham

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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
A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush, he told her, to which she retorted that a proverb was the last refuge of the mentally destitute.
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Bird Bush Destitute Hand Last Mentality Proverb Refuge Restore Retorted Worth
The future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.
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Does Future Present Seen Unimportant
Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
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Art Emotion Mainfstation May Speak Understand
Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs.
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Belongs Feel Man Mysteriously Place Sometimes
There’s always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.
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Always Himself Let Love Loved One
When I look back upon the girl I was I hate myself. But I never had a chance. I’m going to bring up my daughter so that she’s free and can stand on her own feet.
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Chance Daughter Feel Girl Hate Look Own Stand Upon
Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.
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Appearance Consider Good Listen Look Only Sentence Sound Weight Word
I don’t think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present.
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Everlasting Matter Past Present Think
There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Action Freedom Good Thing Thought Two
Now the answer … is plain, but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it. There is no reason for life and life has no meaning.
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Answer Face Life Meaning Men Most Plain Reason Unpalatable
There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the type that most often writes about himself.
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Attention Bad Good Man One Play Sort Tormented
The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing.
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Guarantee Learn Most Something Thing Truth Valuable
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
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Discover Meaningless Secret Unless Yourself
It’s no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
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Bent Cry Force Milk Over Spill Spilt Universe Use
Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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Impropriety Soul Wit

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