Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.
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There is no stopping the world's tendency to throw off imposed restraints, the religious authority that is based on the ignorance of the many, the political authority that is based on the knowledge of the few.Van Wyck Brooks
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As against having beautiful workshops, studios, etc., one writes best in a cellar on a rainy day.
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People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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