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Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.
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Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no...
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The power of illustrative anecdotes often lies not in how well they present reality,...
Quote #18626
This great misfortune – to be incapable of solitude.
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The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the...
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Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much...
Quote #12586
And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the...
Quote #11488
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
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Invention is the mother of necessity.
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Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring,...