"I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well."

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"Since philosophy now criticizes everything it comes across, a critique of philosophy would be nothing less than a just reprisal."

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William Hazlitt, English Critic

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"I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow."

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P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

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"In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance of the Old Curiosity Shop."

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