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To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in...
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Literature is the human activity that takes the fullest and most precise account of...
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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition oft got without merit, and lost...
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Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for...
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The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile virtue is a possession...
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The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not...
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The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but...
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True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. And in knowing that you...
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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men...
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Defeat in this world is no disgrace if you fought well and fought for...