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    It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.

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The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

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Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life. . -Sandra read more

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I've learned that good-byes will always hurt, pictures will never replace having been there, memories good and bad will bring read more

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We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

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Never, ever underestimate the power of 'Id Like that.

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To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

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