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Quote by Denis Diderot
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within the

Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth. – Denis Diderot

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot

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It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. – Denis Diderot

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The wisdom of age: dont stop walking. – Mason Cooley

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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. – Author Unknown

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In the 1970s and 1980s there was so little decent fiction for young people, but were now in a golden age that shows no sign of fading. Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Lemony Snicket are only three of the best known among a good number of equals. – David Mitchell

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Asking a seamstress to mend is like asking Michelangelo to paint your garage. – Author Unknown

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Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested. – Elizabeth I

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Shouldnt Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership? – Bill Kristol

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No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. – Samuel Johnson

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