Gold conjures up a mist about a man, more destructive of all his old senses and lulling to his feelings than the fumes of charcoal. Nicholas Nickleby
Were civilization itself to be estimated by some of its results, it would seem perhaps better for what we call the barbarous part of the world to remain unchanged. Typee
I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve. Persuasion
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. The Art Of War
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