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It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. – Andre Gide

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The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced. – Andre Gide

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Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. – Andre Gide

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Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance. – Friedrich Schiller

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You never choose the way that youre raised, its just the way that you were raised, but you do get to a certain age where youre in a position to question the expectations of you and the way that youve been formed by your surroundings. – Mia Wasikowska

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I dont mind my age. – Heather Mills

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There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age. – Bill Bryson

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