Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.
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The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air.
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Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.
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The dread of criticism is the death of genius.
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Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.
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I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.
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