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Magnin, Edgar F. Existence was given us for action. Our worth is determined by the good deed we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel, Magnin, Edgar F. quotes
Masters, Edgar Lee How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived? Masters, Edgar Lee quotes
Poe, Edgar Allan There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few. Poe, Edgar Allan quotes
Crashaw, William When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius. Crashaw, William quotes
Cudworth, Ralph J. Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within. Cudworth, Ralph J. quotes