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Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dreamFor the soul is...
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse...
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Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in advanced age,...
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over In states...
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If life indeed is a stage, then how can we act our parts if...
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The lawyer’s truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
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When a man’s knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient...
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Experience: A comb life gives you after you lose your hair.
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Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they...