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The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#brings #constant #out #picture #reverse

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#complaisance #faith #freedom #neither #nor

Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it too much. The artist, in my opinion, is a monstrosity, something outside of nature. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm which attracts us. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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