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His intelligence seized on a subject, his genius embraced it, his eloquence illuminated it.
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It is strange that we do not temper our resentment of criticism with a...
Quote #15510
The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and...
Quote #2483
Even Bach comes down to the basic suck, blow, suck, suck, blow.
Quote #23451
Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio.(When I labor to be brief, I become obscure.)
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Pardon him, Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his...
Quote #9967
Perfection is the enemy of the good.
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We are all failures–at least, the best of us are.
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Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.
Quote #26288
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the...