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I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble...
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The public is a ferocious beast — one must either chain it up or...
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A wise man’s question contains half the answer.
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There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...
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The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
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Eating without conversation is only stoking.
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It did not last: the devil howling “Ho! Let Einstein be!” restored the status...
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The descent to Hades is the same from every place.
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We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
Quote #30944
It takes ten pounds of common sense to carry one pound of learning.