"Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up."

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"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."

George Orwell, British Author

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"Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Being, Mind, State

"Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness."

Beth Henley, American Playwright

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"The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Being, Motives, Vanity

"A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself."

Henry Winkler, American Actor

Being, First, Responsibility

"Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Lee Van Cleef, American Actor

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"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Being, Feeling, Words

"Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Being, Now, Reputation

"I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about."

Daniel Okrent, American Editor

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"A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him."

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"Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better."

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"Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk."

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"It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it."

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"Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing."

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"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."

"Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained."

"Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position."

"I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness."

"The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it."

"A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself."

"Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me."

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."

"Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now."

"I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about."

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"A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him."

"Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better."

"Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk."

"The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them."

"The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in."

"Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism."

"Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time."

"To be an ideal guest, stay at home."

"It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it."

"Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing."