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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of...
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Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk...
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Those that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country,...
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One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell...
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard...
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The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross...