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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

Samuel Johnson

Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Art Himself Person Photograph Work
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
A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Animal Home Mathematics
My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Friendship Mindset Myself
There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Education Knowledge Wisdom
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Love Reading Wisdom Yourself
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Goodness Greatness Himself Wait
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Death Himself Live Man
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
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Fools Love Wisdom
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
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
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Easy Excellence One Liner

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

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