My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide and altogether beyond his hopes meet with the good hap to be murdered.

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A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream, it may be so the

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Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

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