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Edgar Allan Poe Quote - 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.

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.

Edgar Allan Poe

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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
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Beginning Boundary Death Division Ending Life Shadow Vague
It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
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Darkness Dreams Existence Fancy Future Irritation Present Thinking
When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.
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Appearance High Indeed Jacket Madness Straight Time
Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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Convince One Liner Seek
All that we see and seem is but a dream within a dream.
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Deep Dreams Inspirational See
Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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Expectation Happiness Life Man
And I fell violently on my face.
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Face One Liner Violent
There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Beauty Exquisite Imperfection Proportion Stranger
The past is a pebble in my shoe.
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One Liner Past Shoes
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Passion Poetry Purpose
Even for those to whom life and death are equal jests. There are some things that are still held in respect.
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Death Equality Life Respect
The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.
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Believe Doubt Happiness Wise
In efforts to soar above our nature, we invariably fall below it.
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Effort Fall Nature Soar
Even in the grave, all is not lost.
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Death Grave Hope Lost One Liner
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
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Hear Man Understand Wise
Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded.
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Fancy Insane Mad Wise
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.
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Intelligence Mad Madness Men Question Settlement
The depth lies in the valleys where we seek her, and not upon the mountain-tops where she is found.
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Mountain Seek She Valley
That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
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Afraid Brave Coward Man True
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
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Dreams Inspirational Perception
I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow.
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Atmosphere Broken Heart Depression Feeling One Liner Sorror
If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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Forget Memories Past Remember Spot
I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect, between the disaster and the atrocity.
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Cause Disaster Effect Establishment Seek Sequence Weakness
From childhood’s hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.
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Alone Awake Childhood Heart Joy Love
We had always dwelled together, beneath a tropical sun, in the Valley of the Many Colored Grass.
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Color Dwell Grass Love Sun Togetherness Valley
The best things in life make you sweaty.
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Life One Liner Positive Sweat
Art is to look at not to criticize.
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Art Criticism Look One Liner

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