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Quote by Paul Valéry
Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or fr

Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events. – Paul Valéry

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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. – Upton Sinclair

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There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope. – Joseph Conrad

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The present age, for all its cosmopolitan hustle, is curiously suburban in spirit. – Norman Douglas

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Self-pity is… a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink. – Elizabeth Elliot

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