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A man’s dying is more the survivors’ affair than his own.
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He wrapped himself in quotations- as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple...
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A great obstacle to happiness is to anticipate too great a happiness.
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The world is divided into two kinds of people, those who spend a great...
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In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many...
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Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say let speech harmonize...
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A country is considered the more civilized the more the wisdom and efficiency of...
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Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it...
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A gentle word is never lost…It cheers the heart when sorrow-tossed, And lulls the...
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A house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...