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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.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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Heart Money Size
To vindicate the sanctity of human life by taking it is an outrage upon reason. The spectacle of a human being dangling at the end of a gallows-rope is a degradation of humanity.
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Discrimination Human Humanity Life Reason
We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
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Affection Beautiful Best Ourselves
Hope is the best part of our riches.
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Hope Ourselves Rich
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
Wit never appears to greater advantage than when it is successfully exerted to relieve from a dilemma, palliate a deficiency, or cover a retreat.
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Dilemma Greatness Intelligence Relieve Smart Success
The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
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Beautiful Himself See Sight
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
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Genius Hands Observation Talent Writing
Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
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Direction Mark Word
Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
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Age Feeling Interest Rose Youth
Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
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Double Suffering Trouble
Give me the character and I will forecast the event.
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Character Event Myself
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
He must put his whole life into his work, who would do it well, and make it potential to influence other lives.
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Himself Influence Life Live Potential Work
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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Business Fortune Greatness Present Time War
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake

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