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"Mr. Pembroke, watching his broad back, desired to bury a knife in it. The desire passed, partly because it was unclerical, partly because he had no knife, and partly because he soon blurred over what had happened. To him all criticism was "rudeness": he never heeded it, for he never needed it: he was never wrong."
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"Solitude is a wonderful treasure the world is still yet to discover."

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"Find a place to think and a person to love and be happy."

"Carefully analyze the old stories that you choose to perpetually tell, for these are really life-long meditations."

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"One secret to wisdom: think more, speak less. If you let your words be few, your troubles will not be many."

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