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Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under...
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There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call...
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When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest...
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My love for you, Lord, is not an uncertain feeling, but a matter of...
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The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
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Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the...
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Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges,...
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Winter lies too long in country towns hangs on until it is stale and...
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The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.
Quote #22894
The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.