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But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, a

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. – Edmund Burke

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It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. – Edmund Burke

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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature. – Edmund Burke

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A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world. – Maurice Chevalier

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I am old enough to see how little I have done in so much time, and how much I have to do in so little. – Sheila Kaye-Smith

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Im 20 years old. I like to party as much as anyone my age. Going clubbing is my way of relaxing or releasing a lot of stress. I dont feel that I should have to justify that part of my life. I dont know that Im necessarily an addict. – Lindsay Lohan

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Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. – Joyce Maynard

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My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity. – Joely Fisher

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