Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEThere 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.
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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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Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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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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Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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Pleasure and pain spring not so much from the nature of things, as from our manner of considering them. Pleasure, especially, is never an invariable effect of particular circumstances.
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It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore.
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Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
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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.
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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
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The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.
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Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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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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