Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy, who are as ignorant of each other's habits thoughts and feelings as if they were dwellers in different zones or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.
There is no education like adversity.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
Like all great travellers I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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