“Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.”
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“Fear is an instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions.”
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“He is base — and that is the one base thing in the universe — to receive favors and to render none.”
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“As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain assurance of success. But as soon as honeyed words of praise are spoken for me, I feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies.”
— Emerson, “Compensation”
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Author: The Best American Poetry
