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Henry David Thoreau

"Talk of heaven! ye disgrace earth."

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"He saw that science had become as great a hoax as religion, that nationalism was a farce, patriotism a fraud, education a form of leprosy, and that morals were for cannibals."

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"Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments."

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"Many reviews are useless because, while purporting to condemn the book, they only reveal the reviewer's dislike of the kind to which it belongs. Let bad tragedies be censured by those who love tragedy, and bad detective stories by those who love the detective story. Then we shall learn their real faults. Otherwise we shall find epics blamed for not being novels, farces for not being high comedies, novels by James for lacking the swift action of Smollett. Who wants to hear a particular claret abused by a fanatical teetotaller, or a particular woman by a confirmed misogynist?"

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"One of the main reasons and excuses behind every religious failure is a FALSE PROMISE."

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"Some who have read the book, or at any rate reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible; and I have no reason to complain, since I have similar opinions of their work, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer."

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"People have boldness to criticize but not to sensitize."

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"The planet is littered with irresponsible gods."

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"We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers."

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"Introspection precedes constructive criticism.Introspeksi mendahului kritik yang membangun."

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"As a bankrupt thief turns thief-taker in despair so an unsuccessful author turns critic."

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