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Poorly written novels–no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters–are not...
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Man’s many desires are like the small metal coins he carries about in his...
Quote #26962
The quieter you become the more you can hear.
Quote #6588
Prima la musica, poi le parole (first the music, then the words)
Quote #2348
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
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We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble...
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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether...
Quote #18062
The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own.
Quote #4373
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
Quote #2885
Americans are the only people in the world known to me whose status anxiety...