(On Charles Dickens) It has been the peculiarity and the marvel of this man’s power, that he has invested his puppets with a charm that has enabled him to dispense with human nature.
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It is hard to rescue a man from the slough of luxury and idleness combined. If anything can do it, it is a cradle filled annually.
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It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit to do.
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There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
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There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art.
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I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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