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Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.
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Disguise Seek Sober Weakness
Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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Depend Fame Truth Word
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it.
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Life Oneself Perseverance Sweet
It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore.
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Determination Influence Oneself Relationship
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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Courage Coward Diminish Resource
There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
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Heart Romance World Young
Marriage, by making us more contented, causes us often to be less enterprising.
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Enterprise Marriage Satisfaction
The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
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Audacity Enterprise Planning
Four sweet lips, two pure souls, and one undying affection, – these are love’s pretty ingredients for a kiss.
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Affection Death Kiss Lips Purity Soul
Wit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and sometimes in hostility to it.
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Existence Faith Independent Poetry Reason Rule
He must put his whole life into his work, who would do it well, and make it potential to influence other lives.
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Himself Influence Life Live Potential Work
Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Mindset One Liner
The nearest approximation to an understanding of life is to feel it–to realize it to the full–to be a profound and inscrutable mystery.
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Feeling Life Mystery Understand
Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.
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Act Carriage Character Dignity Proud

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