There is this difference between happiness and wisdom; he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONA power above all human responsibility ought to be above all human attainment.
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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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Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
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Hope is a prodigal young heir, and experience is his banker.
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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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Make no enemies; he is insignificant indeed that can do thee no harm.
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Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.
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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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As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real esteem for any of the virtues can best assume the appearance of them all.
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An Irish man fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will do either to accommodate his customers.
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What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?
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Oppression cannot prosper where none will submit to be enslaved.
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Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.
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Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them.
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Sometimes the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings.
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We know the effects of many things, but the cause of few; experience, therefore, is a surer guide than imagination, and inquiry than conjecture.
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