Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and...

Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and...

Plagiarists are always suspicious of being stolen from.

Plagiarists are always suspicious of being stolen from.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence...

The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence...

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they...

Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they...

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon-forgotten charities...

$The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon-forgotten charities...$

Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of...

Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of...

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul.

What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten...

$The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten...$

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger...

Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...