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Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Mindset One Liner
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.
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Marriage, by making us more contented, causes us often to be less enterprising.
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The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
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Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction
In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
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Assurance Faith Power Strength Strong
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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Greatness Principal Remember Warrior
Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.
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The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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Heart Money Size
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
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Instrument Man Music Play
Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
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Double Suffering Trouble
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
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There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
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Heart Romance World Young
Activity and sadness are incompatible.
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Activity One Liner Sadness
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself

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