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Poorly written novels–no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters–are not...
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To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is...
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Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to...
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Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not...
Quote #11297
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
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Part of the power of Emerson’s individualism is his insistence, at crucial moments, that...
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How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong
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Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age.
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Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them...
Quote #9116
There are two perfect men one dead, and the other unborn.