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Edgar Allan Poe
United States
19 Jan 1809 // 7 Oct 1849
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On Religion:
The pioneers and missionaries of religion have been the real cause of more trouble and war than all other classes of mankind.
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On Enthusiasm:
There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.
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On Truth:
Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.
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On Idea:
If you run out of ideas follow the road; you'll get there
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On Stupidity:
Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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On Happiness:
It is a happiness to wonder; - it is a happiness to dream.
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On Man:
Perversity is the human thirst for self-torture.
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On Heart:
There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.
The Masque of the Red Death
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On Poetry:
To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
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On Madness:
I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Anger:
"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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Friedrich Nietzsche
On Destiny:
"Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Francis Bacon
On Friendship:
"A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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