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The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of...
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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force like fire, a...
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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy...
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It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it.
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Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
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I cannot believe that the purpose of life is (merely) to be happy. I...
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Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made...
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Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in advanced age,...
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There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.
Quote #19120
Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted, If it enrich not the...