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There are some kinds of men who cannot pass their time alone; they are the flails of occupied people.There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
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Fear Ignorance Ourselves
Without death in the world, existence in it would soon become, through over-population, the most frightful of curses.
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Curse Death Existence Fear World
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it.
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Life Oneself Perseverance Sweet
It is with charity as with money–the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.
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Charity Money Stand
When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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Future Lost Remain
The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.
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Book Eyes Live Mercy Open See Soul Window
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
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Dangerous Excess Fire Passion Way
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
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Friendship Virtue Weakness
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
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Custom Freedom Resistence
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
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Cheerful Difficult Digest Mindset
There are some kinds of men who cannot pass their time alone; they are the flails of occupied people.There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Alone Communication Kind Man Time
It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
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Action Finding Nature Thinking
The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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Activity Greatness Happiness
Winter is the night of vegetation.
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Night Vegetation Winter
Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
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Imagination Library Ourselves Race Sacred Thinking Wall
A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.
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Mistake Repeat Secret Sound

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