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"It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer."
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"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."
"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."
"Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit."
"Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less."
"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."
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