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James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Tuckerman

Credulity is perhaps a weakness almost inseparable from eminently truthful characters.

Fashion seldom interferes with Nature without diminishing her grace and efficiency.

Literature is so common a luxury that the age has grown fastidious.

National enthusiasm is the great nursery of genius.

No man flatters the woman he truly loves.

The most cursory observation shows that a degree of reserve adds vastly to the latent force of character.

Travel gives a character of experience to our knowledge, and brings the figures upon the tablet of memory into strong relief.