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a little loss if no gain
He did so, with a little loss if no gain, and they made one household at the rectory.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various

Art like literature is neither good
Art, like literature, is neither good nor evil abstractly, but may become a savor of death unto death, as well as of life unto life.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Reformation by John Lord

a lonely life is not good
For my own good they wish for my departure, since such a lonely life is not good for a man; moreover, they believe that I need a doctor.
— from The Inferno by August Strindberg

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