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H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Nothing is so contemptible as that affectation of wisdom, which some display, by universal incredulity."

Nothing is so contemptible as that affectation of wisdom, which some display, by universal incredulity.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "But times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose."

But times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose.




H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain."

Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student."

There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student.




H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The work of eradicating crimes is not by making punishment familiar, but formidable."

The work of eradicating crimes is not by making punishment familiar, but formidable.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "If you don't ask me questions, I can't give you an untrue answer."

If you don't ask me questions, I can't give you an untrue answer.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The life of a scholar seldom abounds with adventure."

The life of a scholar seldom abounds with adventure.




H.P. Oliver Quotes: "And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray."

And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue."

Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt."

Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Novels teach the youthful mind to sigh after happiness that never existed."

Novels teach the youthful mind to sigh after happiness that never existed.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie."

Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie.




H.P. Oliver Quotes: "A man's own heart must ever be given to gain that of another."

A man's own heart must ever be given to gain that of another.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "What we say of a thing that has just come in fashion And that which we do with the dead, Is the name of the honestest man in the nation: What more of a man can be said?"

What we say of a thing that has just come in fashion And that which we do with the dead, Is the name of the honestest man in the nation: What more of a man can be said?



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "It world be well had we more misers than we have among us."

It world be well had we more misers than we have among us.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter."

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo; all our adventures were by the fireside, and all our migrations from the blue bed to the brown."

We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo; all our adventures were by the fireside, and all our migrations from the blue bed to the brown.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose."

The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "All the bloomy flush of life is fled."

All the bloomy flush of life is fled.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stagecoach."

In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stagecoach.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Thus let me hold thee to my heart, And every care resign: And we shall never, never part, My life-my all that's mine!"

Thus let me hold thee to my heart, And every care resign: And we shall never, never part, My life-my all that's mine!



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "All the sciences are, in some measure, linked with each other, and before the one is ended, the other begins."

All the sciences are, in some measure, linked with each other, and before the one is ended, the other begins.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long."

Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made."

The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The wisdom of the ignorant somewhat resembles the instinct of animals; it is diffused in but a very narrow sphere, but within the circle it acts with vigor, uniformity, and success."

The wisdom of the ignorant somewhat resembles the instinct of animals; it is diffused in but a very narrow sphere, but within the circle it acts with vigor, uniformity, and success.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose."

To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year."

A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain."

By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Though very poor, may still be very blest."

Though very poor, may still be very blest.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "In proportion as society refines, new books must ever become more necessary."

In proportion as society refines, new books must ever become more necessary.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Amid thy desert-walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries."

Amid thy desert-walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "I always get the better when I argue alone."

I always get the better when I argue alone.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "All his faults are such that one loves him still the better for them."

All his faults are such that one loves him still the better for them.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "The folly of others is ever most ridiculous to those who are themselves most foolish."

The folly of others is ever most ridiculous to those who are themselves most foolish.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "For the first time, the best may err, art may persuade, and novelty spread out its charms. The first fault is the child of simplicity; but every other the offspring of guilt."

For the first time, the best may err, art may persuade, and novelty spread out its charms. The first fault is the child of simplicity; but every other the offspring of guilt.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "That rewriting of literary history is most obvious in the case of The Yage Letters, where I was able to show that the true history inverts the official one."

That rewriting of literary history is most obvious in the case of The Yage Letters, where I was able to show that the true history inverts the official one.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "I like to focus on the varieties of paper, the different sizes and watermarks, evidence perhaps of what was typed when and sometimes where and by whom."

I like to focus on the varieties of paper, the different sizes and watermarks, evidence perhaps of what was typed when and sometimes where and by whom.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "It started out as a typically insane idea to map every part of the published text in terms of its manuscript provenance and history, and to establish the cultural meaning of the book, part and whole."

It started out as a typically insane idea to map every part of the published text in terms of its manuscript provenance and history, and to establish the cultural meaning of the book, part and whole.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "I was suckered in by the myth of the man [ William Burroughs] as much as by his work."

I was suckered in by the myth of the man [ William Burroughs] as much as by his work.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Those officers and men who were immediately under my observation, evinced the greatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that all others conducted themselves as became American officers and seamen."

Those officers and men who were immediately under my observation, evinced the greatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that all others conducted themselves as became American officers and seamen.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Part of the value of TASK is not to invest into anything permanent; to really celebrate the moment-the fluidity of creative action."

Part of the value of TASK is not to invest into anything permanent; to really celebrate the moment-the fluidity of creative action.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Parent hard, play hard. That's my philosophy."

Parent hard, play hard. That's my philosophy.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Personally, fame never really played any part in our family life."

Personally, fame never really played any part in our family life.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad."

I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible."

My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "You need to feel as good as you can before you start a workout. So what you wear to the gym is important."

You need to feel as good as you can before you start a workout. So what you wear to the gym is important.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "Everyone wants to see someone shoot someone in the head."

Everyone wants to see someone shoot someone in the head.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "It was just hilarious how my first reaction was, "Oh, no, it's another vampire show. I'm not interested." And then, I read the script and thought it was brilliant."

It was just hilarious how my first reaction was, "Oh, no, it's another vampire show. I'm not interested." And then, I read the script and thought it was brilliant.



H.P. Oliver Quotes: "There are so many sitcoms. So, when you get to be a part of something that feels exciting to you, you just want to be a part of it."

There are so many sitcoms. So, when you get to be a part of something that feels exciting to you, you just want to be a part of it.