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If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As...
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This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest and that...
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Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man...
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As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air...
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Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water. The other third is covered by...
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Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason...
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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn’t...
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A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.