"It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back."

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"It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back."

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"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."

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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 great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter."

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"Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can."

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"Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?"

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"Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice."

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"There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men."

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"Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt."

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"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."

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

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"Men become accustomed to poison by degrees."

"When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind."

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