Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease. Moby Dick
Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last. Don Quixote
Beauty is only two finger’s-breadth from goodness. The Common Reader
Liberty ... is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed upon man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and on the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall a man. Don Quixote
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