Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they might have been.
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We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love.
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| Birth: | 10th April, 1778 |
| Death: | 18th September, 1830 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Essayist, Painter, Philosopher, Writer |
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