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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning t

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. – Alexander Pope

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A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. – Alexander Pope

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A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into in the dark. – Henry Louis Mencken

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The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you. – Norman Mailer

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If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to ones reason is a most intolerable state, and all men of our time are in such a state. – Leo Tolstoy

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Why do men chase women they have no intention of marrying? The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving. – Author Unknown

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