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“I adore all Agatha Christie's books and turn to them whenever I'm ill or need cheering up.”
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“Abhor flatterers as you would deceivers; for both, if trusted, injure those who trust them. If you admit as friends men who seek your favor for the lowest ends, your life will be lacking in friends who will risk your displeasure for the highest good.”
Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.17, Delphi Classics
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“Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I will not pay you a shilling.”
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“Beauty is cruel, cruelty is beautiful.”
Source : Kate Cann (2011). “Possessed”, p.97, Scholastic Inc.
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“There's something about her," Caire said in a low voice. "She cares for everyone about her, yet neglects herself. I want to be the one who cares for her.”
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“You have to study a great deal to know a little.”
Source : "Pensées et Fragments Inédits de Montesquieu" by Baron de Montesquieu, 1899.
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“I have a coconut oil stick, which I use for everything - on my eye lids to make them shinier, on my lips, and on any dry skin.”
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“Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffodillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate to hearse when Lycid lies.”
