"People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel."
-William Hazlitt
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"The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough.“
-William Hazlitt
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"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."
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"Grace in women has more effect than beauty."
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"To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue."
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"The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right."
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"Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves."
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"In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship."
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"Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets."
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"A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both."
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"The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time."
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"To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time."
-Cornelia Otis Skinner
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