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| Is not disease the rule of existence? There is not a lily pad floating on the river but has been riddled by insects. Almost every shrub and tree has its gall, oftentimes esteemed its chief ornament and hardly to be distinguished from the fruit. If misery loves company, misery has company enough. Now, at midsummer, find me a perfect leaf or fruit. | | Uncategorized | |
| It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. | | Uncategorized | |
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| It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning around | | Uncategorized | |
| It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. | | Wisdom | |
| It is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, in a government ship, with five hundred men and boys to assist one, than it is to explore the private sea, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean of one's being alone. It is not worth the while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar. | | Uncategorized | |
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| It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support. If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support. If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is not all books that are as dull as their readers. | | Books | |
| It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect for right. | | Law and lawyers | |
| It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? | | Uncategorized | |
| It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about? | | Uncategorized | |
| It is not so desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right | | Uncategorized | |
| It is not worth while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar | | Uncategorized | |
| It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know. | | Uncategorized | |
