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John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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If there is a special hell for writers, it would inevitably be to contemplate their own works.

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John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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Losing old friends due to a buildup of small faults is one of the most painful events.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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The creation of a worldview is the work of a generation more than that of a single person, but each one of us, for better or for worse, adds their own brick.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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I don't have enough faith in human nature to be an anarchist.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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The only one who benefits from capitalism is the con artist, and they become a millionaire in no time.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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The only element that can replace dependence on the past is dependence on the future.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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Our entire system of government is based on the idea that no man is good enough to be trusted with more than limited power over his fellow men.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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You can take the man out of his country, but you can't take the country out of the man's heart.

Carlo Dossi

Carlo Dossi

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The false friend is like the shadow that follows us as long as the sun lasts.

Carlo Dossi

Carlo Dossi

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Why, in general, is solitude avoided? Because very few find company with themselves.

Carlo Dossi

Carlo Dossi

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The mad open the paths that the wise later tread.

Carlo Dossi

Carlo Dossi

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I never write my name in the books I buy until after I have read them, because only then can I call them mine.