There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

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Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.

When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done...

When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done...

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized

Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no...

Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no...

Men who have reached and passed 45, have a look as if waiting for the...

Men who have reached and passed 45, have a look as if waiting for the...

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches...

Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches...

The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while...

The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while...

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

Fame is not the glory; virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger to...

Fame is not the glory; virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger to...

FAME is Fake Attraction Mistakenly Enjoyed

FAME is Fake Attraction Mistakenly Enjoyed

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes...

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes...

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

Complexity and profundity have been equated by the academic culture just as fame and significance...

Complexity and profundity have been equated by the academic culture just as fame and significance...

You've been gone so long from all that you know. It's been shuffled aside as...

You've been gone so long from all that you know. It's been shuffled aside as...

After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked.

After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked.

Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an...

Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the net, it looks like very...

Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the net, it looks like very...

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation