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I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

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Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

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In Heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

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In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

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A man's interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

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Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

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He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

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What is the use of straining after an amiable view of things, when a cynical view is most likely to be the true one?

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As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.

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He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.