A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
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Enduring Religious Systems
People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity; the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die.
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Friendship’s Sacrifices
The sacrifices of friendship were beautiful in her eyes as long as she was not asked to make them.
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Aspirations vs. Reminiscences
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.
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Courage in Youthful Blindness
It’s a good thing that youth is blind, or it would never have the courage to do anything.
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The Unforgiving Man
Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.
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Irony of Nonconformity
He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave.
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Romance vs. Reality
There is no such thing as romance, only reality masquerading as fantasy.
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Truth and Politics
We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.
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Cook’s Departure
The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.
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