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Quote by Lord Byron
But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence t

But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of. – Lord Byron

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When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation), sleep, eating and swilling, buttoning and unbuttoning — how much remains of downright existence? The summer of a dormouse. – Lord Byron

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Carpe Diem
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Lord Byron
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Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored. – Lord Byron

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Society
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Hope
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Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. – Leonardo da Vinci

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Hope

Theres a lot of great people out here, I just appreciate it and hope everybody has had fun because Ive enjoyed my ride. – Fuzzy Zoeller

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Hope

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Hope

They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on. – Christopher Walken

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Hope

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We always think every other mans job is easier than our own. The better he does it, the easier it looks. – Eden Phillpotts

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Illusion

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Imagination

I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it. – Erma Bombeck

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Courage

Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of the government. – Pierre Joseph Proudhon, quoted in The Match!

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Justice & Law