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It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.
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Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is The Aswan Dam...
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Pride, envy, avarice — these are the sparks have set on fire the souls...
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A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And...
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A friend is a present you give yourself.
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Universities are of course hostile to geniuses, which, seeing and using ways of their...
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Being convinced one knows the whole story is the surest way to fail.
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A three-year-old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of...
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How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
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You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but...