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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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When you see yourself in proportion — as you’re bound to do when you...
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Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which...
Quote #16845
To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole...
Quote #23151
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and...
Quote #22765
No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of...
Quote #19221
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry,...
Quote #5612
Hate no one; hate their vices, not themselves.