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He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.

Charles Caleb Colton

Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
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Injurious Reply Silence Weakness
Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.
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Conquer Grace Grant Refusal Safety Yourself
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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Avoid Better Dangerous Hurricane Shipwreck Storm Wait
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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Goodness Greatness Life Man
Sturdy beggars can bear stout denials.
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Bear Beggar Refusal
God will excuse our prayers for ourselves whenever we are prevented from them by being occupied in such good works as to entitle us to the prayers of others.
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God Goodness Prayer Prevent Work
For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.
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Hate Man Ourselves Sincere Success
Constant success shows us but one side of the world. For as it surrounds us with friends who will tell us only our merits, so it silences those enemies from whom alone we can learn our defects.
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Defect Enemy Learning Ourselves Side Success Surround World
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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Silence Word Yourself
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
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Equity God Join Law
That cowardice is incorrigible which the love of power cannot overcome.
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Coward Love Power
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age.
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Age Old Youth
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.
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Difference Effect Life Philosophy Religion
Attempts at reform, when they fail, strengthen despotism, as he that struggles tightens those cords he does not succeed in breaking.
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Break Failure Strength Success
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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Earn Enjoyment Liberty People Raise
Wit may do very well for a mistress, but I should prefer reason for a wife.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

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