Quote #2648
Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
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Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up...
Quote #16663
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Quote #33905
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
Quote #14156
Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won...
Quote #33534
There but for the grace of God go I.
Quote #15398
He who has not a good memory should never take upon himself the trade...
Quote #12762
God pays, but not weekly wages.
Quote #9572
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
Quote #10517
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.