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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

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Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

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Life is one long process of getting tired.

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The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

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Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Poet

Born: December 4th, 1835

Died: June 18th, 1902

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