No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEGenius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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If it is a distinction to have written a good book, it is also a disgrace to have written a bad one.
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Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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The great obstacle to progress is prejudice.
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The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
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Nothing is so fragile as thought in its infancy; an interruption breaks it: nothing is so powerful, even to overturning empires, when it reaches its maturity.
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Hope is the best part of our riches.
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An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.
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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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