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It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who...
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Books…are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with ‘em, then we grow out of...
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Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always...
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The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations.
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What we call ‘Progress’ is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
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Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
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When an idea is wanting, a word can always be found to take its...
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During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we...
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Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
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Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to...