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Van Gogh became a painter because he had no ear for music.
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Our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running...
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Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in...
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Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very...
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Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.
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Civilization is unbearable, but it is less unbearable at the top.
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All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that...
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You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what...