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Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

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The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span

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Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.

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The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

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Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

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Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

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Found in: Experience Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.

Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.

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A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.

A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.

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Found in: Decision Quotes, Doubt Quotes

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