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Quote by John Keats
I would jump down Etna for any public good -- but I hate a mawkish

I would jump down Etna for any public good — but I hate a mawkish popularity. – John Keats

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You speak of Lord Byron and me there is this great difference between us. He describes what he sees I describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task. – John Keats

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I love you the more in that I believe you had liked me for my own sake and for nothing else. – John Keats

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A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases it will never pass into nothingness. – John Keats

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The one who pleased everybody died before they were born. – Proverb

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Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. – Joseph Heller

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He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, for he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. – Oliver Goldsmith

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Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch. – Fournier

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He who avoids complaint invites happiness. – Abu Bakr

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If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do? – Christiane Amanpour

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I like perfume and flowers. – Donatella Versace

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Every year, I am reminded of the kids who arent in the freshman class and arent graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out. – Donna Shalala

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