20 ordspråk av Thomas de Quincey
Thomas de Quincey
The public is a bad guesser.
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There is first the literature of KNOWLEDGE, and secondly, the literature of POWER. The function of the first is -- to teach; the function of the second is -- to move.
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Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty opium!
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Thou hast the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!
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Whereas wine disorders the mental faculties, opium introduces amongst them the most exquisite order, legislation and harmony. Wine robs a man of self-possession; opium greatly invigorates it.
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