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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

Charles Caleb Colton

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He that is gone so far as to cut the claws of the lion, will not feel himself quite secure, until he has also drawn his teeth.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Claw Far Feelings Himself Quite Secure
The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody’s watching.
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Character Measurement True Watch
Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.
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Brave Courage Dangerous Man Opinion
That cowardice is incorrigible which the love of power cannot overcome.
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Coward Love Power
For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.
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Hate Man Ourselves Sincere Success
Most plagiarists, like the drone, have neither taste to select, industry to acquire, nor skill to improve, but impudently pilfer the honey ready prepared, from the hive.
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Improvement Plagiarism Preparation Selection Skills Taste
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them.
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Pride Right Rule Satisfaction Wrong
The poorest man would not part with health for money, but the richest would gladly part with all their money for health.
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Difference Health Man Money Poor Rich
He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.
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Exercise Humility Low Place True
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place.
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Energy Enough Place Plant Virtue
It is astonishing how much more people are interested in lengthening life than improving it.
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Astonishment Improvement Life People
Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
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Chain Discover Mindset
Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Flattery Imitation One Liner Sincere
The present time has one advantage over every other — it is our own.
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Advantage Ourselves Present Time
As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real esteem for any of the virtues can best assume the appearance of them all.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Affect Appearance Assume Best Woman
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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Greatness Life Lying Man Success

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