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A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed. - [Avarice] A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life. - [Childhood] All mothers think their children are oaks, but the world never lacks for cabbages. - [Children] Art is wine and experience is the brandy we distill from it. - [Art] Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. - [Authors] Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt. - [Fanaticism] In my experience tact is usually worse than the brutalities of truth. - [Tact] Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb. - [Idleness] The love of truth lies at the root of much humor. - [Humor] The love that dare not speak its name has become the love that won't shut up. - [Homosexuality] To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. - [Books] A great many complimentary things have been said about the faculty of memory, and if you look in a good quotation book you will find them neatly arranged. - The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies [Memory]
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