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Genius may be almost defined as the faculty of acquiring poverty.


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Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.

Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.



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Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.



Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.



Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.



An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.



Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.



God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.



A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.

A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.



Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.

Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.



God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.





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