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The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.
The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
The unicorn is a very fierce beast with only one horn. To capture it a virgin maid is placed in read more
The unicorn is a very fierce beast with only one horn. To capture it a virgin maid is placed in the field. The unicorn approaches her, and resting in her lap, is so taken.
Words have ruined more souls than any devil's agency.
Words have ruined more souls than any devil's agency.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him
absolutely no good.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him
absolutely no good.
The fanatic is not really a stickler to principle. He embraces a cause not primarily because of its justness or read more
The fanatic is not really a stickler to principle. He embraces a cause not primarily because of its justness or holiness but because of his desperate need for something to hold onto.
Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians,
friends, lovers and husbands.
Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians,
friends, lovers and husbands.
Where intellectuals have played a role in history, it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into read more
Where intellectuals have played a role in history, it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into the ears of political overlords as by contributing to the vast and powerful currents of conceptions and misconceptions that sweep human action along.
...each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it read more
...each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.