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I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he...
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Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts–the book of their deeds, the book...
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Nothing in the world makes people so afraid as the influence of independent-minded people.
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Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where...
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All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I...
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An election is a bet on the future, not a popularity test of the...
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If all the world’s a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
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Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges,...
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Tobacco, coffee, alcohol, hashish, prussic acid, strychnine, are weak dilutions the surest poison is...
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We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart...