What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul.
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Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country .... Let every bookworm, when in any fragrant, scarce, old tome he discovers a sentence, a story, an illustration, that does his heart good, hasten to give it.Samuel Taylor Coleridge
My eyes make pictures when they are shut.
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The Jews would not willingly tread upon the smallest piece of paper in their way, but took it up for possibly, they say, the name of God may be on it. Though there was a little superstition in this, yet truly there is nothing but good religion in it, if we apply it to men. Trample not on any there may be some work of grace there, that thou knowest not of. The name of God may be written upon that soul thou treadest on it may be a soul that Christ thought so much of, as to give His precious blood for it therefore despise it not.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
No one does anything from a single motive.
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Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself will need reforming.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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