The more extensive your acquaintance with the works of those who have excelled, the more extensive will be your powers of invention; and the more extensive your powers of invention, the more original will be your thoughts.
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"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth."
Philosophical"A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
Humorous"The greatest pains to human nature are the pains of patience."
Strange & Unusual"Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. The greatest misfortune that ever befell ma…"
Strange & Unusual"I am a man who can be trusted, and I trust in the people."
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