Quote #18217
I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.
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The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life...
Quote #11975
English is the easiest language to speak badly.
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Great writing is a submission to a creative force that seems to use the...
Quote #19782
To have doubted one’s own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
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Genius is perseverence in disguise.
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Bad law is the worst sort of tyranny.
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In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never...
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I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I...
Quote #16859
There are always those who think they know what is your responsibility better than...