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The Great Mogul has taken lodgings at Kensington, and the external part of the ear is a cartilaginous funnel.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3474692,"I perceive, Sir, you are one of those who love an authority more than a reason.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3474681,"Now I should rather suppose there is no reason for it: it is the fashion to be unhappy. To have a reason for being so would be exceedingly commonplace: to be so without any is the province of genius.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":43,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":47},3474669,"A book that furnishes no quotations is no book – it is a plaything.",true,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis quote is attributed to Thomas Love Peacock, an English poet and novelist known for his satirical writings, particularly \"Headlong Hall\" (1816) and \"Melincourt\" (1817). The sentiment likely reflects Peacock's era of Romanticism and the emerging intellectual culture of 19th-century England. During this time, literary salons and clubs thrived, where writers would engage in witty repartee, quote from favorite authors, and debate politics.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn the surface, the quote seems to value superficial ornamentation over substance. However, it reveals a deeper critique of intellectual laziness: that relying on others' words rather than original thought is a cop-out. Peacock might be suggesting that those who merely quote from books are not thinkers but mere parrots.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider the value of synthesizing ideas rather than simply regurgitating them. When engaging with the work of others – whether in academia or creative pursuits – focus on integrating those insights into your own thought process rather than merely quoting them verbatim.",{"id":49,"quote_text":50,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":51,"source":52,"quote_tag":53,"commentary":9},3474644,"You talk like a Rosicrucian, who will love nothing but a sylph, who does not believe in the existence of a sylph, and who yet quarrels with the whole universe for not containing a sylph.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":55,"quote_text":56,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":57,"source":58,"quote_tag":59,"commentary":9},3474634,"He kept at true good humor’s mark The social flow of pleasure’s tide: He never made a brow look dark, Nor caused a tear, but when he died.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},3474607,"But though first love’s impassioned blindness Has passed away in colder light, I still have thought of you with kindness, And shall do, till our last goodnight. 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