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Know, thou, that the lines that live are turned out of a furrowed brow.

Where do murderers go, man! Who’s to doom, when the judge himself is dragged to the bar?

The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love.

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it.

A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.

Whatever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.

There is something wrong about the man who wants help. There is somewhere a deep defect, a want, in brief, a need, a crying need, somewhere about that man.

There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for pay.