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Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is...

Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is...

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats...

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Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats...

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next...

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next...

The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make...

The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make...

Great men always pay deference to greater.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws.

Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss...

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss...

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.