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In the long run all battles are lost, and so are all wars.

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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.

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The best teacher of children ... is one who is essentially childlike.

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We must respect the other fellow's religion ... to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful.

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In the long run all battles are lost, and so are all wars.

H. L. Mencken

I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

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I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.

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Love Quote

Nearly all human beings love, but nearly none know how to love.

- Eugenio Maria de Hostos

Trust Quote

You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.

- Marilyn Monroe

Life Quote

The time we waste trying to find out what life is all about could be spent loving someone and finding out.

- Jack Harris

Wisdom Quote

Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.

- Bob Marley

Sad Quote

There are times when sorrow seems the only truth.

- Oscar Wilde

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