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Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
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It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of...
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To suppose, as we all suppose, that we could be rich and not behave...
Quote #15979
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
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In great attempts, it is even glorious to fail.
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By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature’s softened, and more gentle grows.
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We live in a vastly complex society which has been able to provide us...
Quote #29401
Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out political passions, never.
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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
Quote #25056
Another belief of mine that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I...