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Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.

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Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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There is noting truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labor. The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure.
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The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
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How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
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A wealthy doctor who can help a poor man, and will not without a fee, has less sense of humanity than a poor ruffian, who kills a rich man to supply his necessities.
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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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There is something very sublime, though very fanciful, in Plato’s description of the Supreme Being,–that truth is His body and light His shadow.
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The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance
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Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
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