The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

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To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.

The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is...

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.

The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better...

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better...

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their...

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their...

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.