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And what is it, thought I, aft...

And what is it, thought I, after all! It's only his outside; a man can be honest in any sort of skin.

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Stripped of the cunning artifi...

Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden - what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear!

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The urbane activity with which...

The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvelous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven. Ah! how cheerfully we consign ourselves to perdition!

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All of us have monarchs and sa...

All of us have monarchs and sages for kinsmen; nay, angels and archangels for cousins; since in antediluvian days, the sons of God did verily wed with our mothers, the irresistible daughters of Eve. Thus all generations are blended: and heaven and earth of one kin: the hierarchies of seraphs in the uttermost skies; the thrones and principalities in the zodiac; the shades that roam throughout space; the nations and families, flocks and folds of the earth; one and all, brothers in essence-oh, be we then brothers indeed!

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It is-or seems to be-a wise so...

It is-or seems to be-a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of joke, especially his misfortunes, if he have them. And it is also worth bearing in mind, that the joke is passed round pretty liberally & impartially, so that not very many are entitled to fancy that they in particular are getting the worst of it.

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The sun hides not the ocean, w...

The sun hides not the ocean, which is the dark side of this earth, and which is two thirds of this earth. So, therefore, that mortal man who hath more of joy than sorrow in him, that mortal man cannot be true-- not true, or undeveloped. With books the same. The truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows, and the truest of all books is Solomon's, and Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered steel of woe.

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We cannot live for ourselves a...

We cannot live for ourselves alone.

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However baby man may brag of h...

However baby man may brag of his science and skill, and however much, in a flattering future, that science and skill may augment; yet for ever and for ever, to the crack of doom, the sea will insult and murder him, and pulverize the stateliest, stiffest frigate he can make; nevertheless, by the continual repetition of these very impressions, man has lost that sense of the full awfulness of the sea which aboriginally belongs to it.

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Book! You lie there; the fact ...

Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts.

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The drama's done. Why then her...

The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth? Ђ' Because one did survive the wreck.

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War being the greatest of evil...

War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character.

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Be sure of this, O young ambit...

Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.

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Leviathan is not the biggest f...

Leviathan is not the biggest fish; Ђ' I have heard of Krakens.

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Not one man in five cycles, wh...

Not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows, or any one of them.

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Thou wine art the friend of th...

Thou wine art the friend of the friendless, though a foe to all.

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Thus it often is, that the con...

Thus it often is, that the constant friction of illiberal minds wears out at last the best resolves of the more generous.

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Struck dead by an angel of God...

Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!

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Immortality is but ubiquity in...

Immortality is but ubiquity in time.

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The easiest way of life is the...

The easiest way of life is the best.

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In armies, navies, cities, or ...

In armies, navies, cities, or families, in nature herself, nothing more relaxes good order than misery.

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