"A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections,..."
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"An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has..."
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"Authors have established it as a kind of rule, that a man ought to be dull..."
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"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are..."
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"Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no..."
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"If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other..."
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"It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more..."
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"Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds..."
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"Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have..."
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"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the..."
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"Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty..."
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"Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall...."
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"The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of..."
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"The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered..."
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"To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only..."
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