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The great difference is, that the first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words.

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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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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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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