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Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of with one's own.
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A man of genius can hardly be sociable, for what dialogues could indeed be so intelligent and entertaining as his own monologues?
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The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people.
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The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.
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Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny.
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Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
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The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.
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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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