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A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And...
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The reason why great men meet with so little pity or attachment in adversity,...
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There is no such thing as chance and what seem to us merest accident...
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Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
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The prelude to Tristan and Isolde sounded as if a bomb had fallen into...
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If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They...
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Use the talents you possess — for the woods would be a very silent...
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How could you be a Great Man if history brought you no Great Events,...
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You should not live one way in private, another in public.
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.