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The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.

Abigail Adams

Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?
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Good Man Obligation Possible Read
The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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Barbarism Ignorance Level Place Slavery Tenant Wood
O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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Devil Eye Heart Read Time Wicked
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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Action Communication Diversity Language Word
The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Contending Difficulty Formed Great Habit Vigorous
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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Convicted Creature Dangerous Few Man Power Vested Wisdom
May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.
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Children Country Goodness Grant Impress May Mind Ornament Step Universal
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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Cruelties Detail History Kingdom Powerful Ravage
Every object is beautiful in motion; a ship under sail, trees gently agitated with the wind, and a fine woman dancing, are three instances in point
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Agitated Beautiful Dancing Fine Motion Nature Object Under Wind Woman
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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Arbitrary Broken Promise Heart Liable Power
I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other.
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Blessed Collected Day Family Future Own Roof
These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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Desire Genius Hope Live Time Want
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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Circumstance Judge Judging Ourselves Person Since
These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.
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Character Genius Heart Hero Life Pacific Repose Time
The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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Cannon House Revolution Roar Shake Sleep Tonight
Dark and sour humours, especially those which have a spice of malevolence in them, are vastly disagreeable. Such men have no music in their souls.
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Dark Disagreeable Humour Men Soul Vastly

The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.

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