The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.
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Nature, in her most dazzling aspects or stupendous parts, is but the background and theater of the tragedy of man.John Morley
Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books.
John Morley
He who hates vice hates men.
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A proverb is good sense brought to a point.
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You cannot demonstrate an emotion or prove an aspiration.
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Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
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