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To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.
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People
Effect
Man
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.
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Dreams
American
Americans
Listening
Talking
Nobody ever died of laughter.
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Laughter
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.
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Balance
Conceit
Modesty
Popularity
The Non-Conformist Conscience makes cowards of us all.
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Conscience
Cowards
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.
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Success
Failure
To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.
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Nature
Instinct
To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
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Pen
To mankind in general Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand out as the supreme type of all that a host and hostess should not be.
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Lady
Mankind
It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
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Quality
When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.
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Art
Soul
Hospitality
You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.
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Men
Sympathy
Dogs
Will
Woman
Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.
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People
People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.
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Dreams
People
People are either born hosts or born guests.
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People
Guests