He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.
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