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A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist - nothing shields him from the world's gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away, can always fix himself up to make himself more presentable, but a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time.
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A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he'll give him sixpence. But the second time it'll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he'll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
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A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.
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A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
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A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.
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A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
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A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.
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A man who writes for a living does not have to go anywhere in particular, and he could rarely afford to if he wanted.
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A man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.
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A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again
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A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
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A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.
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A man will teach his wife what is needed to arouse his desires. And there is no reason for a woman to know any more than what her husband is prepared to teach her. If she gets married knowing far too much about what she wants and doesn't want then she will be ready to find fault with her husband.
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A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment.
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A man with few friends is only halfdeveloped; there are whole sides of his nature which are locked up and have never been expressed.
Source: Youth and life (1913)
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