"But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day."
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"We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end."
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"What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens."
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"War is never a solution; it is an aggravation."
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"Under this roof are the heads of the family of Rothschild - a name famous in every capital of Europe and every division of the globe. If you like, we shall divide the United States into two parts, one for you, James [Rothschild], and one for you, Lionel [Rothschild]. Napoleon will do exactly and all that I shall advise him."
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"There is no wisdom like frankness."
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"No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married."
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"Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret."
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"We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers."
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"Most people die with their music still locked up inside them."
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"A parsimony of words prodigal of sense."
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"Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation."
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"To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder."
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"Life is too short to be little."
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"All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil."
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"Great men never require experience."
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"Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow."
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"Everything comes if a man will only wait."
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"Truth travels slowly, but it will reach even you in time."
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"I was told that the privileged and the people formed two nations."
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