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If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet,...
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Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain that...
Quote #7445
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Quote #11370
Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own...
Quote #19641
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.
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On the touchstone of misfortune a man discovers the strength of understanding and of...
Quote #27088
The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck — but, most of...
Quote #30058
It’s not what happens to you it’s what you do about it that makes...
Quote #20005
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.