I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose - words in their best order; poetry - the best words in their best order.
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Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
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Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.
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Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing.
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As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams become the substances of my life.
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Plagiarists are always suspicious of being stolen from.
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