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I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man’s life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
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Ignorance Men Science
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
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
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Ears Speak Understanding
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
Man and wife make one fool.
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Marriage Men Wife
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
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Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!
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Fortune Practise Sports

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