Not only did he not believe in ghosts, he wasn’t…

Not only did he not believe in ghosts, he wasn’t even afraid of them.

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A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectable and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense. - View Quote Details on A clever child brought up with a foolish one can…
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The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put up and take down portraits all day long and make such a hammering you can’t hear yourself speak. - View Quote Details on The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel,…