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"The jackal fell into a dye pot and thought himself a peacock."
L. Sprague de Camp“You cannot expect men to be rational about national enmities,” said D — L. Sprague de Camp
"“You cannot expect men to be rational about national enmities,” said Dikaiarchos. “As everyone knows, people like to have friends, but they also like to have enemies. A hereditary foe is a useful thing to have. It gives you somebody to feel superior to; it provides a handy target for all the furies and hatreds which you have boiling around inside you but which you dare not direct at those nearer you.”"
L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
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Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s.
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"Now I said: “It’s unjust, Father. A man’s fate should be determined impersonally, on the basis of his virtues and abilities alone, without regard to all these petty personal likes and dislikes.” My father replied: “Perhaps it should be but it isn’t. If they like you, they’ll excuse your faults; if they dislike you, they’ll overlook your virtues.” “Then they’re a lot of stupid fools!” “Are you only just now learning that? But if they are, you won’t change them, not in one lifetime."
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"As they say, no tears are shed when an enemy dies."
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"The only sure defense against reproach, sir, is obscurity."
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"“Cold comfort,” said Bloch. “Like most oracular verse, full of vague ominous intimations of nothing in particular.”"
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"Not even a god, they say, could be at once wise and in love."
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