Among a number of intelligent suggestions there was finally this one too, strange as it may seem, that Chichikov might be Napoleon in disguise... Dead Souls
“Biology enables, Culture forbids.” Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. The Picture of Dorian Gray
I do not mean to affirm that the description which I have given of the soul and her missions is exactly true—a man of sense ought hardly say that. But I do say that, inasmuch as the soul is shown to be immortal, he may venture to think, not improperly or unworthily, that something of this kind is true. The Trials Of Socrates
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