There are three modes of bearing the ills of life; by indifference, which is the most common; by philosophy, which is the most ostentatious; and by religion, which is the most effectual.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONTo cure us of our immoderate love of gain, we should seriously consider how many goods there are that money will not purchase, and these the best; and how many evils there are that money will not remedy, and these the worst.
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Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
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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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It is not so difficult a task to plant new truths, as to root out old errors; for there is this paradox in men, they run after that which is new, but are prejudiced in favor of that which is old.
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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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He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
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It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that begins by deceiving others, will end by deceiving himself.
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Sturdy beggars can bear stout denials.
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No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
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Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
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Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.
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I have found by experience that they who have spent all their lives in cities, improve their talents but impair their virtues; and strengthen their minds but weaken their morals.
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Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straight forward and simple integrity in another.
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Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
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In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.
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