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• Much may be known of a man's character by what excites his laughter. -- Goethe
• If a man stay away from his wife for seven years, the law presumes the separation to have killed him
  yet according to our daily experience, it might well prolong his life....
• But, sir, the people themselves have it in their power effectually to resist usurpation, without being driven to an appeal of arms.
  An act of usurpation is not obligatory; it is not law...
• Spock: "I know of your mind meld with my father, which enabled him to complete his last mission.
  Picard: "It was an honor. He's a great man." Spock...
• If someone tells you that the fully armored man of the Middle Ages was so encumbered by his armor that he could not rise if he fell
  you may well ask yourself, first, if it is reasonable to assume that professional soldiers would go on wearing armor that kept them from fighting and second, if this theory is in line with what you know of the heavily armored men of your personal acquaintance....
• A man's character is his fate. Heraclitu
• When you see someone across the room and suddenly know for a fact that he's the most wonderful man on earth, you've got instant lust on your hands.
  Something about the way his tie is knotted is infinitely intriguing to you, and the swell of his bicep causes inner turmoil....
• May you be invited to a banquet by the governor-general and belch in his face.
• The difference between legal separation and divorce is that legal separation gives the man time to hide his money.