It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly...

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my...

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my...

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend