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William Beckford quotes: Woe to the rash mortal who seeks to know that of which he should remain ignorant, and to undertake that which surpasseth his power!

Woe to the rash mortal who seeks to know that of which he should remain ignorant, and to undertake that which surpasseth his power!

William Beckford quotes: A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. ("The Story of Prince Barkiarokh")

A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. ("The Story of Prince Barkiarokh")

William Beckford quotes: No course was open to me save to leap, with eyes self-bound, into the yawning abyss of the future.

No course was open to me save to leap, with eyes self-bound, into the yawning abyss of the future.