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"Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself."

"Without 'Gnan' (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away."

"Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural."

"Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem."

"I had always believed, and not only out of cynicism, that a man and a woman could tell in the first ten minutes whether they wanted to go to bed together; and that the time that passed after those first ten minutes represented a tax, which might be worth paying if the article promised to be really enjoyable, but which nine times out of ten became rapidly excessive."
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"Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last."

"With respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible."

"The ideal man, takes joy in doing favours for others; but he feels ashamed to have others do favours for him. For it is a mark of superiority to confer a kindness; but it is a mark of inferiority to receive it."

"Anyone can get angry, but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor is it easy."

"A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. The story should never be made up of improbable incidents, there should be nothing of the sort in it."
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