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It is not down in any map; true places never are.

Herman Melville

for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men
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Earth Enemy Madness Man
Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.
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Dumb Evolution Face Infinite Space Surface Talk Time
You cannot hide the soul.
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Hide One Liner Soul
The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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Blind Evil Ourselves Removal Worst
Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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Dreams One Liner True Youth
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Friendship Love Sight Truth
There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.
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Charming Comfortable Empty Sadness Unknown
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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Assumption Criticisms Humanity Poor Rich
The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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Eyes One Liner Soul Way
Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Dishonor Himself Respect
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
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Compromise Edge Ragged Truth
The only true infidelity is for a live man to vote himself dead.
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Death Infidelity Live Man Vote
Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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Fear Ignorance One Liner Parenting
Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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God One Liner Silence Voice
I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best.
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Easy Life Man Myself Way Youth
All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do–remember that–and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.
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Command Convince God Hard Persuade Remember

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