Diffidence is the better part of knowledge.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON
Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions.
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Diffidence is the better part of knowledge.
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When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply.
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The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody’s watching.
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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
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A public debt is a kind of anchor in the storm; but if the anchor be too heavy for the vessel, she will be sunk by that very weight which was intended for her preservation.
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No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
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It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
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The good opinion of our fellow men is the strongest, though not the purest motive to virtue.
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Make no enemies; he is insignificant indeed that can do thee no harm.
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Women that are the least bashful are often the most modest.
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When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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An honest man will continue to be so though surrounded on all sides by rogues.
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Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.
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