"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike."
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"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess."
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"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
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"What fire does not destroy, it hardens"
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"A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing."
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"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight."
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"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism."
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"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
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"It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly."
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"Pleasure without Champagne is purely artificial."
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"The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole."
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"I could never quite accustom myself to absinthe, but it suits my style so well"
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"The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist."
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"You can never be overdressed or overeducated."
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"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not."
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"Punctuality is the thief of time"
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"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception."
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"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast."
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"Chrysanthemums from gilded argosy Unload their gaudy senseless merchandise."
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"You are Beautiful when you are happy"
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