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I always admired Mrs. Grote's saying that politics and theology
were the only two really great subjects.
I always admired Mrs. Grote's saying that politics and theology
were the only two really great subjects.
A man's style is his mind's voice. Wooden minds, wooden voices.
A man's style is his mind's voice. Wooden minds, wooden voices.
I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.
I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.
'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.
'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
