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There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to...
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Good seamanship is recovering from an incident at sea. Great seamanship is avoiding an...
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Broken promises don’t upset me. I just think, why did they believe me
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
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The doctor is to be feared more than the disease.
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The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as...
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The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence and obsolescence.
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Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone...
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Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose – a...