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I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
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Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little worldings enjoy.
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To read means to borrow to create out of one’s readings is paying off...
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When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone.
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Don’t condescend to unskilled labor. Try it for half a day first.
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To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs,...
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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor...
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When I held you in my arms at your baptism, I wanted it to...
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If you aspire to the highest place it is no disgrace to stop at...
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Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the...