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One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.

Herman Melville

All round and round does the world lie as in a sharp-shooter’s ambush, to pick off the beautiful illusions of youth, by the pitiless cracking rifles of the realities of age.
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Age Crack Life Lying Reality Round Sharp World
Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
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Age Death Life Man Old Wake Up
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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Assumption Criticisms Humanity Poor Rich
Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Dishonor Himself Respect
Only the man who says no is free
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Freedom Man One Liner
There’s magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
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Down Draw Land Magic Men Sea Stream Water
Ladies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.
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Silence Talk Women Yourself
The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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Man Material Poor
Yet habit – strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?
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Accomplishment Habit Inspirational Strange
Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.
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Rule Sleep Thinking Yourself
I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.
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Friendship Hallow Myself Religion Shallow
Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it, and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.
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Beautiful Magic Reality Strength
You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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Knowledge Ourselves Reason Wisdom
Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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Circle Genius Hands Recognition Round Run Shock Stand World
You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world…. We are not a nation, so much as a world.
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Blood Nation Whole World Yourself
If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
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Better Food World Yourself

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