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I won't tell you that the world matters nothing, or the world's voice, or the voice of society. They matter a good deal. They matter far too much. But...more

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To influence a person is to give him one's own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with his natural passions. His virtues are not re...more

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The arts that have escaped [uniformity] best are the arts in which the public take no interest. Poetry is an instance of what I mean. We have been abl...more