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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. – James Bryce

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There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

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Sin
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Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existance. – James Bryce

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Medicine
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The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – James Bryce

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Government
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Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge, from the vulgarities of the actual world. – Walter Pater

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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me. – Anatole France

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Books

The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest. – Robert Benchley

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Books

If you have never said “Excuse me” to a parking meter or bashed your shins on a fireplug, you are probably wasting too much valuable reading time. – Sherri Chasin Calvo

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Books

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Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed. – Don Rickles

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I dont think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. Its just maturity. Ive become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence. – Ricky Williams

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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well. – Oliver Goldsmith

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My dads probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger thats not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat. – Leonardo DiCaprio

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