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Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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Depend Himself Talk
It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.
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Compensation Evil Greatness Lesson
Something of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
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Character Observation Person Smile
Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
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Fear Goodness Greatness Himself Wrong
The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.
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Dreams Himself Hope Realization Worth
Activity and sadness are incompatible.
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Activity One Liner Sadness
It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
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Action Finding Nature Thinking
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
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Aware Consciousness Name
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
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Friendship Virtue 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
When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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Future Lost Remain
Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Mindset One Liner
The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.
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Brilliant Intelligence Light Mindset
We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Bold Man Ourselves Past
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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