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Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great...
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A closed mind is like a closed book just a block of wood.
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So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables...
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To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do...
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The smaller the understanding of the situation, the more pretentious the form of expression.
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When I only begin to read, I forget I’m on this world. It lifts...
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