銆€銆€I weep over the one and I laugh over the
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銆€銆€Kings make playthings of human pride. Caligula made a horse a consul; Charles II.
銆€銆€made a knight of a sirloin.
銆€銆€Wrap yourself up now, then, between Consul Incitatus and Baronet Roastbeef.
銆€銆€As for the intrinsic value of people, it is no longer respectable in the least.
銆€銆€Listen to the
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銆€銆€White on white is ferocious; if the lily could speak, what a setting down it would give the dove! A bigoted woman prating of a devout woman is more venomous than the asp and the cobra.
銆€銆€It is a shame that I am ignorant, otherwise I would quote to you a mass of things; but I
UGG boots clearance know nothing. For instance, I have always been witty; when I was a pupil of Gros, instead of daubing wretched little pictures, I passed my time in pilfering apples; rapin[24] is the masculine of rapine.
銆€銆€So much for myself; as for the rest of you, you are worth no more than I am. I scoff at your perfections, excellencies, and qualities.
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銆€銆€Whom do you admire, the slain or the slayer,
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銆€銆€Generally men are in favor of the slayer. Long live Brutus, he has slain!
銆€銆€There lies the virtue.
銆€銆€Virtue, granted, but madness also.
銆€銆€There are queer spots on those great men. The Brutus who killed Caesar was in love with the statue of a little boy. This statue was from the hand of the Greek sculptor Strongylion, who also carved that
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銆€銆€This Strongylion left but two statues which placed Nero and Brutus in accord. Brutus was in love with the one, Nero with the other.
銆€銆€All history is nothing but wearisome repetition.