"The true pleasure of life is to live with your inferiors."

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“Yes, I am a fatal man, Madame Fribsbi. To inspire hopeless passion is my destiny.”

“Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.”

“I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.”

“Stupid people, people who do not know how to laugh, are always pompous and self-conceited.”

“Them's my sentiments.”

“Bravery never goes out of fashion.”

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Literature1934

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"We are returned to mystery and the power of cooperating with life—rather than, as so often now, working against it."

— Elsa Gidlow

Literature1898–1986

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"Appearance too often takes the place of reality — the stamp of the coin is there, and the glitter of the gold, but, after all, it is but a worthless wash. Sham is carried into every department of life…"

— William Jennings Bryan

Politics1860–1925

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"I know a lot of Russian guys and gals. I find in cultures where people are so used to difficulty, that if they don’t have difficulty they’re miserable. So they’re only happy in their struggle. I love …"

— Garry Chalk

Entertainment1952

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