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"Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.“

-Graham Greene

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Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

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"The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths."

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