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> [Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/of-all-the-species-of-literary-composition-perhaps-biography-is-the/)

[Robert Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hall/)

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## More by Robert Hall

> [Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/rising-health-care-spending-occurs-because-it-is-beneficial-not-a/)

[Robert Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hall/)

> [Ignorance gives a sort of eternity to prejudice, and perpetuity to error](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/ignorance-gives-a-sort-of-eternity-to-prejudice-and-perpetuity-to/)

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> [He might be a very clever man by nature for aught I know, but he laid so many books upon his head that his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/he-might-be-a-very-clever-man-by-nature-for-aught-i-know-but-he-laid/)

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> [Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate name; ask for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/call-things-by-their-right-names-glass-of-brandy-and-water-that-is/)

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> [In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/in-the-power-of-fixing-the-attention-lies-the-most-precious-of-the/)

[Robert Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hall/)

> [Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/of-all-the-species-of-literary-composition-perhaps-biography-is-the/)

[Robert Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hall/)

> [Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudiced in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity, enforced by authority, and recommended by custom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/mankind-are-apt-to-be-strongly-prejudiced-in-favor-of-whatever-is/)

[Robert Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hall/)

> [We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/we-are-to-seek-wisdom-and-understanding-only-in-the-length-of-days/)

[Robert Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hall/)

> [We should be more anxious that our afflictions should benefit us than that they should be speedily removed from us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hall/we-should-be-more-anxious-that-our-afflictions-should-benefit-us-than/)

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