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No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.

~John Ruskin

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Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.

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Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

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Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

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The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

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The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

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Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.

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The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

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The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man.

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When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: February 8th, 1819

Died: January 20th, 1900

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