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They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went. – Omar Khayyam

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I dont get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, theres always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way. – Julia Roberts

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Great loves too must be endured. – Coco Chanel

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