Walter Savage Landor
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"Walter Savage Landor" was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament.

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We talk on principle, but we act on interest.

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Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood of those who press earnestly upon it.

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Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name! -Walter Savage Landor
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A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

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Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

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The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love. -Walter Savage Landor
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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.

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