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• I would rather make my name than inherit it. THACKERAY
• I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
• Sir, I would rather have my problem than yours.
• I would advise anyone who wished to obtain a favor from a minister to approach him with a mournful air rather than a lighthearted one.
  No one likes to see those who are happier than himself. -- Nicolas Chamfo...
• The average woman would rather have beauty than brains because the average man can see better than he can think.