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Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

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Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

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Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

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Of course I have played outdoor games. I once played dominoes in an open air cafe in Paris.

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I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

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Its failings notwithstanding, there is much to be said in favor of journalism in that by giving us the opinion of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.

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Biography lends to death a new terror.

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It is an odd thing, but every one who disappears is said to be seen at San Francisco. It must be a delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world.

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Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

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Hatred is blind, as well as love.

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Charity creates a multitude of sins.

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She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman.

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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

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The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

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When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

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One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

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