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"A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself."
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"Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze."
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"A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good."
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"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."
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"Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too."
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"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat."
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"No man may make another free."
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"Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men."
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"Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?"
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"In every author let us distinguish the man from his works."
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"We're more sexually repressed than men, having been given a much more strict puritanical code of behavior than men ever have."
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"The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored."
Society
"The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love."
Love
"This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude."
Solitude
"If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction."
Death
"One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all."
Happiness
"There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking."
Music
"Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates."
Happiness
"Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do."
Man
"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman."
Work
"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."
Thought
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