A book should be luminous, but not voluminous.
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Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
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Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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The highest excellence is seldom attained in more than one vocation. The roads leading to distinction in separate pursuits diverge, and the nearer we approach the one, the farther we recede from the other.
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