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The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self,...
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Don’t think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever...
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I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and...
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First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay...
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The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days.
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Riches, like glory or heath, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor...