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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny the officious demands of policemen, government...
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Blood is inherited and virtue is acquired.
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It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for...
Quote #10120
The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life...
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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can...
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Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man.
Quote #5242
Life without music would be a mistake.
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The need to be right — the sign of a vulgar mind.
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When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I...
Quote #12728
Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.