He that is gone so far as to cut the claws of the lion, will not feel himself quite secure, until he has also drawn his teeth.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONLiberty 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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Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride.
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We ask advice but we mean approbation.
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A coxcomb begins by determining that his own profession is the first; and he finishes by deciding that he is the first of profession.
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Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
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The acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.
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It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not.
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We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
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He that can enjoy the intimacy of the great, and on no occasion disgust them by familiarity, or disgrace himself by servility, proves that he is as perfect a gentleman by nature as his companions are by rank.
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The poorest man would not part with health for money, but the richest would gladly part with all their money for health.
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Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils.
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Light, whether it be material or moral, is the best reformer.
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That cowardice is incorrigible which the love of power cannot overcome.
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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
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We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
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None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
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