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All human things are subject to decay,And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obeyThis Flecknoe...
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Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the...
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When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property
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To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites...
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No man ever quite believes in any other man.
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I like to have a man’s knowledge comprehend more than one class of topics,...
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Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.
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A friend is one to whom you can pour out the contents of your...
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Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself everything, is...