Attempts at reform, when they fail, strengthen despotism, as he that struggles tightens those cords he does not succeed in breaking.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONAn Irish man fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will do either to accommodate his customers.
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True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.
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When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
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Pride is less ashamed of being ignorant, than of being instructed, and she looks too high to find that, which very often lies beneath her.
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It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler dig the gold from the mine of literature, or to those who, like Paley, purify it, stamp it, fix its real value, and give it currency and utility.
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For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.
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Life isn’t like a book. Life isn’t logical or sensible or orderly. Life is a mess most of the time. And theology must be lived in the midst of that mess.
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There are both dull correctness and piquant carelessness; it is needless to say which will command the most readers and have the most influence.
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Physicians must discover the weaknesses of the human mind, and even condescend to humor them, or they will never be called in to cure the infirmities of the body.
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Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
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He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.
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Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.
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Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.
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Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves.
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Be real and adjust you strategy according to honest results.
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