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Our whole life is like a play.

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The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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Good Time Illustrate Men Stars
I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
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Education Inspirational Past
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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Evil Knows Suspect
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession

Our whole life is like a play.

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