"A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find."

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Samuel Johnson, English Author

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Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."

"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!""

"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

"The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."

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"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."

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"A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find."