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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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The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate. – John Keats

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Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them. – Immanuel Kant

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

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I wouldnt say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. – Bette Midler

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Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. – William Penn

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