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“To whom thy secret thou dost tell, to him thy freedom thou dost sell.”

“To have gold brings fear; to have none brings grief.”

“He that hath once got the fame of an early riser, may sleep till noon.”

“There's fence against all things except death.”

“Affection is blind reason.”

“Happy is he that grows wise by other men's harms.”

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"This indictment is a kind of fever that flares up from time to time. It flared up after "Defender of the Faith," again after "Goodbye Columbus," and understandably it went way up — to about 107 — afte…"

— Philip Roth

Literature1933–2018

#knowledge

"since feeling is firstwho pays any attentionto the syntax of thingswill never wholly kiss you;wholly to be a foolwhile Spring is in the worldmy blood approves,and kisses are a far better fatethan wisd…"

— E.E. Cummings

Literature1894–1962

#love

"A world full of happiness is not beyond human power to create; the obstacles imposed by inanimate nature are not insuperable. The real obstacles lie in the heart of man, and the cure for these is a fi…"

— Bertrand Russell

Philosophy1872–1970

#love

"One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute. The fugitive-sla…"

— Abraham Lincoln

Politics1744–1786

#friendship