Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.
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There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart.
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One of the aged greatest miseries is that they cannot easily find a companion able to share the memories of the past.
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