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Thomas de Quincey

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

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These are some quotes by English author Thomas de Quincey Author, who lived between August 15, 1785 and December 8, 1859.

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Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual.

Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual.

Thomas de Quincey

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Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

Thomas de Quincey

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Nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium: its pleasures even are of a grave and solemn complexion.

Nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium: its pleasures even are of a grave and solemn complexion.

Thomas de Quincey

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