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An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told.
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“Only a novel”… in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of...
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I look on that man as happy, who, when there is question of success,...
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When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest...
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Age does not make us childish, as some say it only finds us true...
Quote #2761
Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.
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A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can not...
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If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature,...
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Possession is eleven points in the law.
Quote #13053
If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.