Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

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Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.

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For each man there awaits a particular image capable of annihilating the entire universe.

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

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For there is one thing I can safely say: that those bound by love must obey each other if they are to keep company long. Love will not be constrained by mastery; when mastery comes, the God of love at once beats his wings, and farewell he is gone. Love is a thing as free as any spirit; women naturally desire liberty, and not to be constrained like slaves; and so do men, if I shall tell the truth.

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Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.

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How long does it take man to realize that he cannot want what he wants? You have to live in hell to see heaven.

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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles. — Nelson Mandela

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Man is never perfect nor contented.

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No man is hurt but by himself.

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