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Nothing so focuses the mind as the prospect of being hanged.

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In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination

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If a spectacle is going to be particularly imposing I prefer to see it through somebody else's eyes, because that man will always exaggerate. Then I can exaggerate his exaggeration, and my account of the thing will be the most impressive.

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I was born modest; not all over, but in spots.

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There is no accounting for human beings.

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But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.

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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.

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There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular one is Providence.

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I like a thin book because it will Steady a Table, a leather volume because it will Strop a Razor, and a heavy book because it can be Thrown at a Cat.

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Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.

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There isn't any way to libel the human race.

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Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

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All scenery in California requires distance to give it its highest charm.

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It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

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Such is professional jealousy; a scientist will never show any kindness for a theory which he did not start himself. There is no feeling of brotherhood among these people. Indeed, they always resent it when I call them brother. To show how far their ungenerosity can carry them, I will state that I offered to let Prof. H--y publish my great theory as his own discovery; I even begged him to do it; I even proposed to print it myself as his theory. Instead of thanking me, he said that if I tried to fasten that theory on him he would sue me for slander.

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There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.

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Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

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To do good is noble. To tell others to do good is even nobler and much less trouble.

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It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

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