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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Consistence Power Steal Theft
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Retirement Sorry Talent Thinking World Yourself
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Death Himself Live Man
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Man Praise Rich Virtue Wealth Wisdom World
How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Cure Endurance Heart Human King Law
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Choice Freedom Solitude Wasted Time Yourself
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Bed Coward Night Sleep Thinking
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Books Choice Friendship
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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Expression Greatness Himself Hope Man Meaning World
A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Animal Home Mathematics
A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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Equality Monument Past Pride Wisdom
None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Fools Himself Influence Power Worry

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