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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.

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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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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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Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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