A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLife affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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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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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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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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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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