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Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.
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It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it...
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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain...
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There’s always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little – and...
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It is bitter to lose a friend to evil, before one loses him to...
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When the light has sharply faded And you have lost your way Let another’s...
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It is a commonplace that the history of civilisation is largely the history of...
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Hope is a thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the...
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Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water.
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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.