The French have a saying that whatever excellence a man may exhibit in a public station he is very apt to be ridiculous in a private one.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONThe acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.
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Sometimes the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings.
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Logic and metaphysics make use of more tools than all the rest of the sciences put together, and do the least work.
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The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody’s watching.
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Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves.
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Physicians must discover the weaknesses of the human mind, and even condescend to humor them, or they will never be called in to cure the infirmities of the body.
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Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils.
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Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
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It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat.
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Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
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We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
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Sturdy beggars can bear stout denials.
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It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not.
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If merited, no courage can stand against its just indignation.
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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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Some persons will tell you, with an air of the miraculous, that they recovered although they were given over; whereas they might with more reason have said, they recovered because they were given over.
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