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Heredity is a strong factor, even in architecture. Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention...
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The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to plague us.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in...
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Tradition is what you resort to when you don’t have the time or the...
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Don’t point out your flaws, because the world is not as sympathetic and nurturing...
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If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when...
Quote #8905
For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.
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…And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get...
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Part of the power of Emerson’s individualism is his insistence, at crucial moments, that...
Quote #30103
The finest lives, in my opinion, are those who rank in the common model,...