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Quote by Peter McArthur
A satirist is a man who discovers unpleasant things about himself

A satirist is a man who discovers unpleasant things about himself and then says them about other people. – Peter McArthur

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It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyze before we can live happily in this world. – Nicolas Chamfort

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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. – G.K. Chesterton

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Things are not as bad as they seem. They are worse. – Bill Press

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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. – Jean Rostand

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The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding. – Will and Ariel Durant, The Reformation

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For such an advanced civilization as ours to be without images that are adequate to it is as serious a defect as being without memory. – Werner Herzog

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I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they cant afford to take legal action against them. – Elton John

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