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The fair seemed a consummate achievement of human idealism and beauty; the city—apart from its suburbs—an irresistible expression of materialism and uncouth power. How the one could have given birth to the other seemed a troubling paradox,
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“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.”
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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
― All Men Are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
― All Men Are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
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