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His intelligence seized on a subject, his genius embraced it, his eloquence illuminated it.
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To my daughter Leonora without whose never failing sympathy and encouragement this book would...
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Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express...
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I could be content that we might procreate, without conjunction, or that there were...
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If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do...
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Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.