The acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONIn death itself there can be nothing terrible, for the act of death annihilates sensation; but there are many roads to death, and some of them justly formidable, even to the bravest.
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Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away.
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Mystery magnifies danger as the fog the sun.
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Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her cradle and discards her nurse.
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Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more.
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Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.
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Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.
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Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
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There is this difference between happiness and wisdom; he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.
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It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat.
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Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
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That which we acquire with the most difficulty we retain the longest; as those who have earned a fortune are usually more careful of it than those who have inherited one.
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Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
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Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
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Most females will forgive a liberty rather than a slight.
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Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.
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Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions.
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When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
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He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.
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If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
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There are two principles of established acceptance in morals; first, that self-interest is the mainspring of all of our actions, and secondly, that utility is the test of their value.
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Wit may do very well for a mistress, but I should prefer reason for a wife.
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In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.
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It is astonishing how much more people are interested in lengthening life than improving it.
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Pure truth, like pure gold, has been found unfit for circulation because men have discovered that it is far more convenient to adulterate the truth than to refine themselves.
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None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation.
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