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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character...
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The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.
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No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.
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If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it...
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The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an...
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed...
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We are students of words; we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and...
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When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the...
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I’m convinced there’s a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where...
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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even...