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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.

Samuel Johnson

Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Choice Liberty Nation Starve Work
Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Make Up Tears Weapon Woman
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Better Goodness Man Talk Wife
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
Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Courage Greatness Himself Man Preserve Security Virtue
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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Abuse Government Human Nature Power Safety
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Oneself People Talk Well
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Fools Love Wisdom
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Argument Myself Understand Yourself
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Courage Greatness Opportunity Virtue
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Love Reading Wisdom Yourself
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Evidence One Liner Power Truth
The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Himself Man Pride Vice

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