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I READ the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. The soul always hears an admonition in such lines, let the subject be what it may. The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain. To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private he
... See moreRalph Waldo Emerson • Self Reliance (Illustrated)
In Poor Richard’s almanac, Franklin would later put it more pithily: “Fish and guests stink after three days.”23
Walter Isaacson • Benjamin Franklin
Mark Twain said, “Humor is a way to show you’re smart without bragging.”
Morgan Housel • Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition (Autobiography of Mark Twain series)
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Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the discworld. Tourist, Rincewind had decided, meant 'idiot'.
Terry Pratchett • The Colour Of Magic: The first book in Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld series
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Kurt Vonnegut • Slaughterhouse-Five
The Complete Works of Mark Twain: The Novels, short stories, essays and satires, travel writing, non-fiction, the complete letters, the complete speeches, and the autobiography of Mark Twain
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