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Of no mortal say, ‘That man is happy,’ till vexed by no grievous ill...
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Where there is love, there is pain.
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Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of...
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Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.
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Say what men may, it is doctrine that moves the world. He who takes...
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To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
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Man’s chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.
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Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges,...