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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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A free-enterprise economy depends only on markets, and according to the most advanced mathematical macroeconomic theory, markets depend only on moods: specifically, the mood of the men in the pinstripes, also known as the Boys on the Street. When the Boys are in a good mood, the market thrives; when they get scared or sullen, it is time for each one of us to look into the retail apple business.
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
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A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
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A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.
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A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
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A gentleman doesn't pounce he glides. If a woman sits on a piece of furniture which permits your sitting beside her, you are free to regard this as an invitation, though not an unequivocal one.
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A global democracy works only when countries trust one another.
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A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone.
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A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
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A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.
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A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.
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A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.
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A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.
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A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.
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A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.
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A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest.
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