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Love amazes, but it does not surprise.


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... possessiveness cannot accept; it cannot even strike a fair bargain; it has to confer.



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One cannot overestimate the power of a good rancorous hatred on the part of the stupid. The stupid have so much more industry and energy to expend on hating. They build it up like coral insects.



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Truth has beauty, power, and necessity.



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