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"The odes to walking especially at night are rather resonant." — Apr 05, 2026 06:32AM
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“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”
― A Treatise of Human Nature
― A Treatise of Human Nature
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
― Voyage of the Beagle
― Voyage of the Beagle
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality
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but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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“There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“What did Nabokov and Joyce have in common, apart from the poor teeth and the great prose? Exile, and decades of near pauperism. A compulsive tendency to overtip. An uxoriousness that their wives deservedly inspired. More than that, they both lived their lives 'beautifully'--not in any Jamesian sense (where, besides, ferocious solvency would have been a prerequisite), but in the droll fortitude of their perseverance. They got the work done, with style.”
― Experience
― Experience
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