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The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. By James M. Barrie About change, Life, Sad, Wisdom, Wise
No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us—something more than we could learn ourselves, from a book. By Cyril Connolly Age, Aging, Middle Age, Wisdom
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Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. By George Santayana Advertising
Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. By George Santayana Enthusiasm, Fanaticism
