Alexander Smith

A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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Books are a finer world within the world. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#finer #within #world

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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Everything is sweetened by risk. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#risk #sweetened

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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