Quote #6079
Quotation … A writer expresses himself in words that have been used before because...
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I sit beside my lonely fire and pray for wisdom yet for calmness to...
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A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life...
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He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure.
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Give me where to stand, and I will move the earth.
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What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears...
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Despair is like a cable that is buried just under the surface of the...
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Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and...
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Quote #1998
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.