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G K Chesterton: The paradox of...

G K Chesterton: The paradox of...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep...

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G K Chesterton: The man who...

G K Chesterton: The man who...

The man who sees consistency in things is a wit; the man who sees the inconsistency in things is a...

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G K Chesterton: Reason is itself...

G K Chesterton: Reason is itself...

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any realtion to reality at...

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Mark Twain: In the weltering...

Mark Twain: In the weltering...

In the weltering hell of the Moorooroo plain
The Yatala Wangary withers and dies,
And the Worrow Wanilla,...

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Mark Twain: As a thinker...

Mark Twain: As a thinker...

As a thinker and planner the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts...

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Mark Twain: Any so-called material...

Mark Twain: Any so-called material...

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content...

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Mark Twain: As to the...

Mark Twain: As to the...

As to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

Source: Pudd'nhead Wilson's...

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Charles Dickens: Jobling, there are...

Charles Dickens: Jobling, there are...

Jobling, there are chords in the human mind.

Source: (Guppy) Bleak House, Ch....

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Charles Dickens: What is peace?...

Charles Dickens: What is peace?...

What is peace? Is it war? No. Is it strife? No. Is it lovely, and gentle, and beautiful, and pleasant, and serene,...

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Charles Dickens: When he has...

Charles Dickens: When he has...

When he has learnt that bottinney means a knowledge of plants, he goes and knows 'em. That's our system, Nickleby;...

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Charles Dickens: The mistake was...

Charles Dickens: The mistake was...

The mistake was made of putting some of the trouble out of King Charles's head into my...

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Charles Dickens: Orses and dorgs...

Charles Dickens: Orses and dorgs...

'Orses and dorgs is some men's fancy. They're wittles and drink to me.

Source:...

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Charles Dickens: They are so...

Charles Dickens: They are so...

They are so filthy and bestial that no honest man would admit one into his house for a water-closet...

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Charles Dickens: There are strings,'...

Charles Dickens: There are strings,'...

'There are strings,' said Mr Tappertit, `. . . in the human heart that had better not be...

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Charles Dickens: I never could...

Charles Dickens: I never could...

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the...

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Charles Dickens: There are books...

Charles Dickens: There are books...

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Source: In...

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Charles Dickens: Kent, sir --...

Charles Dickens: Kent, sir --...

Kent, sir -- everybody knows Kent -- apples, cherries, hops, and women.

Source:...

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Charles Dickens: It's my old...

Charles Dickens: It's my old...

It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be...

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Jane Austen: Every man is...

Jane Austen: Every man is...

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

Source: In The...

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Jane Austen: One has not...

Jane Austen: One has not...

One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the...

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