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All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities...
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Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of...
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True poverty does not come from God.
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Wailing and lamentation befit those who stand before the throne of life and depart...
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Those that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country,...
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…One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape...
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Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.
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It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit...
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Let us talk sense to the American people. Let us tell them the truth,...
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When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away...