Though men are inseparable from the Logos, yet they are separated in it; and though they encounter it daily, they are alienated from it Fragments
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune ... to lose both seems like carelessness. The importance of Being Earnest
How many, once lauded in song, are given over to the forgotten; and how many who sung their praises are clean gone long ago! Book VII
To write weekly, to write daily, to write shortly, to write for busy people catching trains in the morning or for tired people coming home in the evening, is a heartbreaking task for men who know good writing from bad. They do it, but instinctively draw out of harm's way anything precious that might be damaged by contact with the public, or anything sharp that might irritate its skin. The Common Reader
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