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“They say wine will kill you slowly.” He nodded his head solemnly. “But that’s all right, we’re in no hurry.”
World Without End (1995)
No man of the first rank is ever satisfied with his accomplishments, no matter what others make of them.
World Without End (1995)
If a man’s deeds do not outlive him, of what value is a mark in stone?
World Without End (1995)
There were no sounds of men, here; only the whisperings of the world of nature, which men often called silence.
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If sleep sought him, it was spectacularly unsuccessful.
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I do not want to end up like Stern, Tristam thought: the dutiful servant, silently chewing his resentment, hoping, pitifully, that his sacrifice would one day be rewarded.
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Observations interpreted by reason. Few, if any, ideas have had such impact on the lives of men.
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I am a trained empiricist, sir. Superstition is not compatible with my pursuits.
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There was no question in Tristam’s mind now that if one stared into the semidarkness long enough one would find whatever one sought. What the eye could not locate the mind would manufacture.
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Wood is a gift from the world of nature to we undeserving men...One should be thankful for such gifts, take no more than we need, and waste none of that.
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The carriage, Tristam realized, was becoming the metaphor for this period of his life: he neither owned, drove, nor directed one in any way but was simply carried along.
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Dandish was the ideal empiricist. Pushing back the borders of ignorance, that was his only reason for living.
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Ironically, or so it seemed to Tristam, the day was perfect and the green countryside rolled past in ordered tranquillity, the death of a single man having shockingly little impact on the larger world.
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Roderick has been known to have titles and estates granted to those in his circle for accomplishing nothing more than constant agreement with his opinions, but those he has not befriended could save the kingdom and hardly receive a note of thanks. It is the way of the court and courtiers. But not everyone is so blind.
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“Tristam,” the old man said softly. “If I may be completely candid, you are the poorest liar. Lack of experience, no doubt—which is to your credit.”
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