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I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. – Bernard Berenson

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Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her? – Bernard Berenson

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I never felt that there was anything enviable in youth. I cannot recall that any of us, as youths, admired our condition to excess or had a desire to prolong it. – Bernard Berenson

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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — it gives a lovely light! – Edna St. Vincent Millay

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The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake

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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. – Samuel Butler

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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, its so petty. – Imelda Marcos

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