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Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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How like a railway tunnel is the poor man’s life, with the light of childhood at one end, the intermediate gloom, and only the glimmer of a future life at the other extremity!
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Childhood Future Life Man Poor
Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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Food Greatness Material Music
An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.
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Growth Heart Pursuit Search Severe
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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Economy Poor Rich
We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Bold Man Ourselves Past
Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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Depend Fame Truth Word
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
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
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
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Goodness Wisdom
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
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Enthusiasm Fear Greatness Inspirational Man
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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Book Knowledge Value
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
To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world–without friends or country, home or kindred.
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Alone Friendship Home Sympathy World
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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Admire Character Follower Imitation Reason
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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Courage Coward Diminish Resource
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
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Custom Freedom Resistence

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