A wise man hears one word and understands two.
EDGAR ALLAN POEIf a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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Books, indeed, were his sole luxuries.
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Even in the grave, all is not lost.
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The ninety and nine are with dreams, content, but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.
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There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
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And all I loved, I loved alone.
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Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
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If a poem hasn’t ripped apart your soul; you haven’t experienced poetry.
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I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.
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I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
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The world is a great ocean, upon which we encounter more tempestuous storms than calms.
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Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
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There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told.
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A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.
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