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There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the...
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The English country gentleman galloping after a fox – the unspeakable in full pursuit...
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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the...
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Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There...
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I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply...
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Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane.
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The ends must justify the means.
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Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered...
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A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has...
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Genius is born–not paid.