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They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.

Herman Melville

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There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
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A book in a man’s brain is better off than a book bound in calf – at any rate it is safer from criticism.
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Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.
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Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, – for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it – not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.
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Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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