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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
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Truth is generally kindness, but where the two diverge and collide, kindness should override...
Quote #1126
A man’s errors are what make him amiable.
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I don’t think necessity is the mother of invention – invention, in my opinion,...
Quote #21688
Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.
Quote #3392
The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.
Quote #5340
Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear.
Quote #4753
That government is best which governs least. – from Civil Disobedience
Quote #6785
Damn the torpedoes Full speed ahead