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A married man seeks to please his wife and not God.

— André Maurois Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

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There are very few really brilliant men who have not had at least one madman among their ancestors.

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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — romantic love and gunpowder.

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The blend of admiration and compassion is one of the surest recipes for love.

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The true sporting spirit has always something religious about it.

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