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Charles Caleb Colton

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If merited, no courage can stand against its just indignation.
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Anand Thakur
Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves.
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Cruelty Generosity Greatness Humility Lover
Diffidence is the better part of knowledge.
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Better Knowledge
Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.
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Affirmation Fake Knowledge Negative
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat.
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Afford Man Poor
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
It is good to act as if. It is even better to grow to the point where it is no longer an act.
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Act Goodness Growth Point
A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.
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Dangerous Deal Fools
Mystery magnifies danger as the fog the sun.
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Dangerous Mystery Sun
Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
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Injurious Reply Silence Weakness
Atheism is a system which can communicate neither warmth nor illumination, except from those fagots which your mistaken zeal has lighted up for its destruction.
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Atheist Communication Destruction Light Mistake System Warmth Yourself Zeal
A public debt is a kind of anchor in the storm; but if the anchor be too heavy for the vessel, she will be sunk by that very weight which was intended for her preservation.
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Anand Thakur
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
Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.
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Action Loud Threat Weakness
Sturdy beggars can bear stout denials.
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Bear Beggar Refusal
Oppression cannot prosper where none will submit to be enslaved.
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Oppression Prosperity Submit

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