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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.

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My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.
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No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, ‘Give, give.’
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What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
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But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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When a mind is raised, and animated by scenes that engage the heart, then those qualities which would otherwise lay dormant
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The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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But such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.
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Its never to late to get back on your feet though we wont live forever make sure you accomplish what you were put here for
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A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
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But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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