phrases, quotes, aphorisms
A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false. History
A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false.
History begins in novel and ends in essay. History
History begins in novel and ends in essay.
The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion. Alone
The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.
The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature. Best
The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.
A kind of semi-Solomon, half-knowing everything, from the cedar to the hyssop. Knowledge
A kind of semi-Solomon, half-knowing everything, from the cedar to the hyssop.
Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind. Poets
Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. Poetry
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history. History
I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history.
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons. Eating
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
And the chief-justice was rich, quiet, and infamous. Character
And the chief-justice was rich, quiet, and infamous.
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