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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
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A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.
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You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.
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A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence; I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.
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For every person there is an interpretation.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
Cole Porter
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Born:
June 16, 1924
Died:
November 23, 1996
(aged 72)
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