The soul never thinks without a picture. -Aristotle
The soul never thinks without a picture. -Aristotle
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Good things, when short, are twice as good. -Baltasar Gracian
Good things, when short, are twice as good. -Baltasar Gracian
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Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had their day. Sheridan, Richard Brinsley quotes
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. -Stevenson, Adlai E.
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. -Stevenson, Adlai E.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. -Julius Caesar
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. -Julius Caesar
We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches. -Thoreau, Henry David
We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches. -Thoreau, Henry David
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I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. -Wilde, Oscar
I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. -Wilde, Oscar
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Character is more important than intelligence for success. Beaux, Gilberte quotes
The more corrupt the state, the more laws. -Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The more corrupt the state, the more laws. -Publius Cornelius Tacitus