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Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

Herman Melville

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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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What is an atheist, but one who does not, or will not, see in the universe a ruling principle of love; and what a misanthrope, but one who does not, or will not, see in man a ruling principle of kindness?
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied.
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You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world…. We are not a nation, so much as a world.
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Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
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Ladies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.
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You cannot hide the soul.
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