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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

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In the mirrorlike relationship between wine and human beings, Zinfandel owned more reflective properties than any other grape; in its infinite mutability, it was capable of expressing almost any philosophical position or psychological function. As a result, its own "true" nature might never be known.

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Lie Down and Roll Over and 159 Other Ways To Say I Love You

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Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution.

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Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.

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The Art of Love: knowing how to combine the temperment of a vampire with the discretion of an anemone.

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Golf is a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood.

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As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.

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Newspapers should have no friends.

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When vultures watching your civilization begin dropping dead, it is time to pause and wonder.

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