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O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind farewell content Farewell the plumed troop...
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If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows....
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From this hour I ordain myself loos’d of limits and imaginary lines, Going where...
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune...
Quote #7005
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that...
Quote #8021
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to...
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Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science...
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never...
Quote #23316
It’s difficult to see that people are starving in this country because food isn’t...