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Quote by William Temple
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. – William Temple

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The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. – William Temple

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Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. – William Temple

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When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did. – Allen Klein

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An emotional man may possess no humor, but a humorous man usually has deep pockets of emotion, sometimes tucked away or forgotten. – Constance Rourke

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Humor is laughing at what you havent got when you ought to have it. – Langston Hughes

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He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page. – Jeremy Northam

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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. – Nathan Hale

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In many cases these verses will seem to the reader like poetry torn up by the roots, with rain and dew and earth still clinging to them, giving a freshness and a fragrance not otherwise to be conveyed. – Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Preface to Poems by Emily Dickinson Edited by Two of

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Youve got a beautiful country with so many beautiful people and so many beautiful things happening and stuff like that lets it down. I feel sad for them. – Robbie Williams

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