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An ambassador is a man of virtue sent to lie abroad for his country;...
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God gives every bird his worm, but he does not throw it into the...
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Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth — more than ruin...
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Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
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We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the...
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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even...
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To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to...
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Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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But pain… seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead...
Quote #23514
Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.