Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

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At times I think and at times I am.

At times I think and at times I am.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by...

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by...

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary...

We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary...

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas;...

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas;...

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make...

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make...

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.