The resulting food surpluses ... were a prerequisite for the development of ... innovative societies. Guns, Germs And Steel
A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world. Persuasion
For one who is having no personal experience, the passionate disquiet of others is at any rate a titillation of the nerves, like seeing a play or listening to music. Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Remember that to change thy opinion and to follow him who corrects thy error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy error. Book VIII
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