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Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.
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Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in...
Quote #8045
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim.
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Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education....
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Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had...
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In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal...
Quote #21462
Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.
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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed — and...
Quote #33147
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it
Quote #29231
If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines...