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 I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me.  To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value ... surely that is to lead the noble life. There will be no veterans of World War III. Love is a spendthrift, leaves its arithmetic at home, is always 'in the red'. He who fears he shall suffer already suffers what he fears. It is not the prisoners who need reformation, it is the prisons. Kissing don't last: cookery do. Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family ... in another city. I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it. Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind. While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes the right important. Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgement. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Beware of trying to accomplish anything by force. Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain. Happiness is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. The magic of the tongue is the most dangerous of all spells. To be busy with material affairs is the best preservative against reflection, fears, doubts.... I suppose a fellow proposing to cut his throat would experience a sort of relief while occupied in stropping his razor carefully. Listen, my friend! Your helplessness is your best prayer. It calls from your heart to the heart of God with greater effect than all your uttered pleas. He hears it from the very moment that you are seized with helplessness, and He becomes actively engaged at once in hearing and answering the prayer of your helplessness. The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. 
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