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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart read more
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
Writers are the main landmarks of the past.
Writers are the main landmarks of the past.
Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying read more
Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.
Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.
Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.
