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Those who live on vanity must, not unreasonably, expect to die of mortification.
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Modesty is a shining light it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the...
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The crime of suicide lies in its disregard for the feelings of those whom...
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Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish...
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Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments...
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It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other...
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Life… is like a grapefruit. It’s orange and squishy, and has a few pips...
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Twenty years a child twenty years running wild twenty years a mature man-and after...
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If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised...
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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it never desert your line of talent....