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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels; first to have it well ascertained...
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Americans are the only people in the world known to me whose status anxiety...
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Whatever we possess becomes of double value When we have the opportunity of sharing...
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Practical observation commonly consists of collecting a few facts and loading them with guesses.
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What is not fully understood is not possessed.
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Art is the indespensible medium for the communication of a moral idea.
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Society, my dear, is like salt water, good to swim in but hard to...
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Certain souls seem hard because they are capable of strong feelings, and they sometimes...
Quote #2395
Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with...