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The concept of genius as akin to madness has been carefully cultivated by the inferiority complex of the public.

Ezra Pound

Wars in old times were made to get slaves. The modern implement of imposing slavery is debt.
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Debt Implement Loan Modern Old Slave Time War
Small talk comes from small bones.
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Body Bone Small Talk
What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage.
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Heritage Love True Well
Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity.
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Complication Death Himself Man Organism
I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn’t irascible.
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Myself Racism Worth
A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression.
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Expression Genius Man Mode Right
The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.
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Mistake Prejudice Stupidity Worst
Liberty is not a right but a duty.
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Duty Liberty One Liner Right
Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.
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Education Insist Limit Reality
The concept of genius as akin to madness has been carefully cultivated by the inferiority complex of the public.
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Care Concept Genius Inferior Madness Public
The only thing one can give an artist is leisure in which to work. To give an artist leisure is actually to take part in his creation.
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Artist Creation Himself Work
A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values.
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Answer Balance Civilization Serious Value
Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance, poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music.
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Beginning Dance Far Music Poetry
No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.
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Book Content Deep Live Man See Understand
Technique is the test of sincerity.
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Sincere Technique Test
A little light, like a rushlight to lead back to splendour.
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Glamour Leadership Light

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