Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
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There is a certain race of men that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius, who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame. . .Samuel Johnson
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth.
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When speculation has done its worst, two and two still make four.
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OATS, 'n'. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.
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He that pursues fame with just claims, trusts his happiness to the winds but he that endeavors after it by false merit, has to fear, not only the violence of the storm, but the leaks of his vessel.
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