Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat.

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There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as...

The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as...

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their...

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their...

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to...

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to...