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Quote by George Santayana
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least e

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. – George Santayana

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Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness. – William Shakespeare

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To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Being insecure – Im a master, a virtuoso – they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I dont drop the key. – M. Night Shyamalan

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Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that theyre better than other human beings. – James A. Baldwin

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His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin. – John Philpot Curran

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Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back. – John Ruskin

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