Quotes 861 till 880 of 1240.
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The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master.
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The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake.
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The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument.
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The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
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The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.
Fisherman's Luck (1899) , ch. 5 -
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying
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The gap between knowledge and truth is infinite.
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch Ch. 10 -
The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary.
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The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. There will never be a system invented which will do away with the necessity for work.
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The highest law gives a thing to him who can use it.
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The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more service for the betterment of life.
My Life and Work: Top Biography -
The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take.
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