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There is no great genius free from some tincture of madness.
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Honorable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges, as having less fortune, more...
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When I was young I had an elderly friend who used often to ask...
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It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The...
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To Robert Fulton What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind...
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our...
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A fair woman is a paradise to the eye, a purgatory to the purse,...
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All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are...
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The sweeter the apple, the blacker the core. Scratch a lover and find a...
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So many men so many questions.