Quote #24057
Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
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I gave up on new poetry myself thirty years ago, when most of it...
Quote #25708
Nature uses as little as possible of anything.
Quote #3964
You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.
Quote #19067
I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.
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The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed...
Quote #27073
Crime is the soul of lust. What would pleasure be if it were not...
Quote #25175
The trebling of the population in this small and impoverished country, flowing with milk...
Quote #22577
A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom...