Quote #19354
Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.
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Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.
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But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave...
Quote #9727
What dreadful weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.
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A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down...
Quote #29277
My father said, ‘Politics asks the question Is it expedient Vanity asks Is it...
Quote #5340
Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which...
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For what were all these country patriots born To hunt, and vote, and raise...
Quote #9168
Have no fear of perfection — you will never reach it.
Quote #12810
He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.