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A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.

Charles Caleb Colton

He that swells in prosperity will be sure to shrink in adversity.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Adversity Himself Prosperity
The Grecian’s maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature; it would reduce many a giant to a pygmy; many a speech to a sentence; and many a folio to a primer.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Literature Sentence Speech Talk
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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Book Life Logic Mess Midst Time
Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live.
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Afraid Coward Death Prevent Suicide Time
Our actions must clothe us with an immortality loathsome or glorious.
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Anand Thakur
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
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Equity God Join Law
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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Care Command Influence Reading
Mystery magnifies danger as the fog the sun.
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Dangerous Mystery Sun
Body and mind, like man and wife, do not always agree to die together.
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Agreement Body Death Man Mindset Togetherness Wife
Discretion has been termed the better part of valour, and it is more certain, that diffidence is the better part of knowledge.
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Better Certain Knowledge Term
The good opinion of our fellow men is the strongest, though not the purest motive to virtue.
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Goodness Man Motive Opinion Ourselves Strong Virtue
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
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Excess Prudent
What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?
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Choice Known Willing Yourself
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
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Inspirational Run Woman Yourself
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Anticipate Bliss Drink Enchant Love
Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very singular.
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Affect Determination Success Virtue

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