Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.

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No man was ever eloquent by trying to be eloquent, but only by being so.

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Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

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Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

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Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.

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Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.

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If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.

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Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed.

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The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised.

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In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.

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