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Is there any good reason why we cannot extend our multi-cultural generosity to include another dimension? That of time. The past, too, is another country. Its ghosts may look strange and frightening and slightly misshapen in body and mind, but all the more reason then, to welcome them to our shores. – Martin Amis
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An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. – Buddha
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People always get tired of one another. I grow tired of myself whenever I am left alone for ten minutes, and I am certain that I am fonder of myself than anyone else can be of another person. – George Bernard Shaw
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A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success! – Doug Larson
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A friend is one who would help you move. A best friend is one who would help you move a body. – Jeff Wayman
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No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend. – Groucho Marx
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An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. – Oscar Wilde
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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. – Voltaire
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All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality — the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape. – Arthur C. Benson
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Dissidents should be paid 13 months’ salary for a year, otherwise our mindless unanimity will bring us to an even more hopeless state of stagnation. It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must…
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Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion. The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly…
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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. – Bertrand Russell
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