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"The
report of my death was an exaggeration." |
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"They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always
spell better than they pronounce." |
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"The
holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal
and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole
lifetime, if not asked to lend money." |
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"Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any
copyright law on the planet." |
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"You
can tell German wine from vinegar by the label." |
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"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could
hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be
twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven
years." |
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"Last week I stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had
ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister and now wish
to withdraw that statement. " |
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"What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce."
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"Wagner's music is better than it sounds." |
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"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know
because I've done it thousands of times." |
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"An
ambassador is a person who, having failed to secure an office from
the people, is given one by the Administration on condition that he
leave the country." |
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"A
violin is the revenge exacted by the intestines of a dead cat." |
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Peace
(n): In international affairs, a period of cheating between two
periods of fighting. |
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"Death
is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate." |
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"All are
lunatics, but he who can analyse his delusions is called a
philosopher." |
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"A grave
is a place where the dead are laid to await the coming of the
medical student." |
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"Love is
temporary insanity curable by marriage." |
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Saint
(n): A dead sinner revised and edited. |
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"An
archbishop is an ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a
bishop." |
