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It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance...
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...
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Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant..
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Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it, but...
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The three things most difficult are to keep a secret, to forget an injury,...
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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of...
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History makes us some amends for the shortness of life.
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Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue...
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The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious...