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No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are...
Quote #5759
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
Quote #4857
Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are...
Quote #29000
You are not likely to get anywhere in particular if you don’t know where...
Quote #16459
To die for an idea it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it...
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…my dear boy, no woman is a genius. They are a decorative sex. They...
Quote #17909
I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and...
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With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to...
Quote #7623
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is...
Quote #20212
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we...