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Small: The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool
"The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool"
Jerome Lawrence, Playwright
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Small: Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability
"Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Strength was the virtue of paganism obedience is the virtue of Christianity
"Strength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep the
"Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature
"Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism
"The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor
"Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: When they speak, dead frogs fall out of their mouths
"When they speak, dead frogs fall out of their mouths"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail
"Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth
"Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Children always turn to the light
"Children always turn to the light"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: No one but a fool is always right
"No one but a fool is always right"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: An inability to handle language is not the same thing as stupidity
"An inability to handle language is not the same thing as stupidity"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: In oratory the will must predominate
"In oratory the will must predominate"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: Smiles are the language of love
"Smiles are the language of love"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: To those whose God is honor only disgrace is a sin
"To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry
"The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry"
David Hare, Playwright
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Small: The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit
W. Somerset Maugham
"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, con
W. Somerset Maugham
"We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous on
W. Somerset Maugham
"The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to
W. Somerset Maugham
"The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection
W. Somerset Maugham
"It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit
W. Somerset Maugham
"She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its gr
W. Somerset Maugham
"Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species
W. Somerset Maugham
"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of ones faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of o
W. Somerset Maugham
"What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say youre cynical and it does an author no good
W. Somerset Maugham
"You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: Writing is the supreme solace
W. Somerset Maugham
"Writing is the supreme solace"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: When you choose your friends, dont be short-changed by choosing personality over character
W. Somerset Maugham
"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right
W. Somerset Maugham
"When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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