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When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind unassuming persuasion,...
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Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the...
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Nothing will come of nothing.
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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to...
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As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the...
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People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present,...
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The thing that I should wish to obtain from money would be leisure with...
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross,...
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I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.