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The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they are green and vigorous in old age. – George Santayana

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Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. – George Santayana

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Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, not an embrace. – George Santayana

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Old age is the verdict of life. – Amelia Barr

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My younger passions are still listening, as I age. – Terri Guillemets

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A diplomat is a man who always remembers a womans birthday but never remembers her age. – Robert Frost

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I would love a family. Im at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows. – Cameron Diaz

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