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“Know thyself,” said the old philosopher, “improve thyself,” saith the new. Our great object...
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I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped...
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Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
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We rise in glory as we sink in pride.
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We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and...
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It is a lesson never learned: Matters of state and the heart that start...
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
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Wear a smile and have friends, wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
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Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip...
Quote #8392
This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and...