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There is always an easy solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and...
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The historian is a prophet in reverse.
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see...
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Distance lasts a day. But reality lasts a lifetime.
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It’s asking a great deal that things should appeal to your reason as well...
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Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows,...
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this...
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Never let people see the bottom of your purse or of your mind.
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There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and...
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Discretion is the better part of valor.