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CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly...

CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly...

CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to...

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COENOBITE, n. A...

COENOBITE, n. A...

COENOBITE, n. A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness; and to keep it fresh in his...

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CONTROVERSY, n. A...

CONTROVERSY, n. A...

CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate...

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DECALOGUE, n. A...

DECALOGUE, n. A...

DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for...

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CREDITOR, n. One...

CREDITOR, n. One...

CREDITOR, n. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating...

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[Work is] something...

[Work is] something...

[Work is] something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.

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The dupe of...

The dupe of...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and...

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Pure truth cannot...

Pure truth cannot...

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

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To do easily...

To do easily...

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of...

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In America, the...

In America, the...

In America, the photographer is not simply the person who records the past, but the one who invents...

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The taste for...

The taste for...

The taste for worst-case scenarios reflects the need to master fear of what is felt to be uncontrollable. It also...

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Sanity is a...

Sanity is a...

Sanity is a cozy lie.

Source:
-- Susan Sontag, (Jan 16 1933-2004), US author,...

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War-making is one...

War-making is one...

War-making is one of the few activities that people are not supposed to view realistically; that is, with an eye to...

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EGOTIST, n. A...

EGOTIST, n. A...

EGOTIST, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

Source:...

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There is never...

There is never...

There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is...

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Rage cannot be...

Rage cannot be...

Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and...

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Color is not...

Color is not...

Color is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.

Source: In...

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. . . and we could never learn to be brave and patient, if there was only joy in the...

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Men seldom make...

Men seldom make...

Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.


Source: News Item, Enough...

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Robert Burton: They are proud...

Robert Burton: They are proud...

They are proud in humility, proud that they are not proud.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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