Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. Barnaby Rudge
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. Day's Collacon
Apparently that does sometimes happen. Apparently even men like Chichikov are transformed into poets for a few moments in their lives: though the word "poet" would be an exaggeration here. Dead Souls
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear. Human, All Too Human
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