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I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I...
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Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man.
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Calamities are of two kinds misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
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If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it
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The most beautiful thing to experience is the mysterious. It is the true source...
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Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to...
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Every failure is a step to success…