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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Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses: We read fine things but never feel them to the full until we have gone the same steps as the Author. – John Keats

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Experience
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The Public is a thing I cannot help looking upon as an enemy, and which I cannot address without feelings of hostility. – John Keats

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Public
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Theres a blush for won t, and a blush for shant, and a blush for having done it: Theres a blush for thought and a blush for naught, and a blush for just begun it. – John Keats

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Im shopping around for something to do that no one will like. – Jerry Garcia

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Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. – Thomas Carlyle

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

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

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When the stomach is full the heart is glad. – Dutch proverb

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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. – Sydney Smith

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Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me. – John Donne

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Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life. – Paul Nurse

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