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A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire read more
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it
The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
As if Misfortune made the Throne her Seat,
And none could be unhappy but the Great.
As if Misfortune made the Throne her Seat,
And none could be unhappy but the Great.
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above read more
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire read more
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.
The doctrine of human equality reposes on this: that there is no man really clever who has not found that read more
The doctrine of human equality reposes on this: that there is no man really clever who has not found that he is stupid.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a read more
Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to
