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Quote by Max Beerbohm
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by

You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. – Max Beerbohm

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To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving. – Max Beerbohm

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Gifts
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We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. – Max Beerbohm

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Dreams
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The loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own. – Max Beerbohm

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Beauty
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How glorious it is — and also how painful — to be an exception. – Alfred de Musset

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Not all those who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien

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We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect. – Ambrose Bierce, Epigrams

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I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages. – William H. Mauldin

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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, Im afraid of widths. – Steven Wright

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Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future. – Gary Ross

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