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Facts are stubborn things and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the...
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In the world of human thought generally, and in physical science particularly, the most...
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In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
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No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
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A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...
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A man ought to be able to be fond of his wife without making...
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Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
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A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all impatience and quarreling, is...
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The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one.
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I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look...