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Courtship to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

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To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task.

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Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life.

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A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty.

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Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.

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No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.

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Boy meets Girl, So What?

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Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

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Why be a man when you can be a success?

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We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.

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War is like love; it always finds a way.

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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.

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Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.

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What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

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Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.

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He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

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Grub first, then ethics.

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