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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

Charles Caleb Colton

Taking things not as they ought to be, but as they are, I fear it must be allowed that Macchiavelli will always have more disciples than Jesus.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Allow Discipline Fear Myself
Sometimes the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings.
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Adversity Blessing Greatness Time
The acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.
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Mindset Science
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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Silence Word Yourself
As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints.
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Road Rough Saint
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
Logic and metaphysics make use of more tools than all the rest of the sciences put together, and do the least work.
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Logic Science Togetherness Tools Work
Butler compared the tongues of these eternal talkers to race-horses, which go the faster the less weight they carry.
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Carry Compare Talk Weight
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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Body Cure Discover Human Mindset Weakness
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
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Fools Himself Known Man Mistake World
We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war.
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Civil Lose Ourselves War
Self-denial is often the sacrifice of one sort of self-love for another.
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Anand Thakur
Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils.
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Choice Evil Human Leave
Make no enemies; he is insignificant indeed that can do thee no harm.
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Enemy Harm Yourself
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
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Fond Safety Secret

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