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It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest...
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‘Art’ is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers....
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When a man or woman loves to brood over a sorrow and takes care...
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
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Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.
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I read no newspaper now but Ritchie’s, and in that chiefly the advertisements, for...
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Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a...
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If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting,...
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If any human being earnestly desire to push on to new discoveries instead of...
Quote #6812
The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.