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He who has never failed somewhere. . . that man can not be great.
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To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the...
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The Earth is the Cradle of the Mind — but one cannot eternally live...
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The only use of a knowledge of the past is to equip us for...
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One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details....
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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you...
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The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly...
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The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.
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How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives.
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Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.