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Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions,...
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Absolute power is the power to destroy.
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It is cruel to discover one’s mediocrity only when it is too late.
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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The purpose of all higher education is to make men aware of what was...
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The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the...
Quote #32852
I see knowledge increasing and human power increasing. I see ever-increasing possibilities before life,...
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Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
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Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered...
Quote #17921
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean...