Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Play, More, Than, Weapons
Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Own, Very, Which, Uncertain
How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Sky, Roof, Clear, Prone
It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Always, Pass, Most, Improbable
Think of the wonderful circles in which our whole being moves and from which we cannot escape no matter how we try. The circler circles in these circles.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Think, Which, We Cannot, Escape
It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Process, Constant, Which, Irresistible
Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Genius, Most, Absolute, Wonderfully
Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Help, Dancing, Once, Prettiest
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