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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

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
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Oneself People Talk Well
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Goodness Greatness Himself Wait
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
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Law Nature Power Wisdom Woman
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Goodness Measurement Treat True
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
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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Accident Hands Herself Man Mistake Quiet Reach Society Stand
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Exam Fake Invitation Truth
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Conscience Deep Fear God Man Rise Shame Wisdom
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
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
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man

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