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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
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To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our...
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Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.
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All say, “How hard it is that we have to die”–a strange complaint to...
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Is necessary to take such measures that, when they believe no longer, it may...
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Cleverness is like a lens with a very sharp focus. Wisdom is more like...
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I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness...
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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of...
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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the...
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A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.