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Our greatest indulgence towards a man springs from our despair of him.
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The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
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Only the thinking man lives his life, the thoughtless man's life passes him by.
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It is unfortunate that a good talent and a good man seldom come together.
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Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
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Born:
September 13, 1830
Died:
March 12, 1916
(aged 85)
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