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The future is purchased by the present.

Samuel Johnson

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Happiness heavy Life Money Mortal Time
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Curiosity Generosity Greatness Mindset
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Conscience Funny Marriage Wife
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
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
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Love Reading Wisdom Yourself
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Kindness Ourselves Power
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Books Choice Friendship
A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Enjoyment Happiness Man Money Save
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
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
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
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Effort Happiness Reading Writing
When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Belief Hope Success Work
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

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