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Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.
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Man Savage Society
It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.
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Compensation Evil Greatness Lesson
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
Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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Food Greatness Material Music
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.
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Fake Friendship Leaving Shade Shadow
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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Greatness Principal Remember Warrior
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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Courage Coward Diminish Resource
Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
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Fear Goodness Greatness Himself Wrong
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
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
Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.
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Heart Load Love Ourselves Success
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
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Custom Freedom Resistence
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
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
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Determination Enough Establishment Failure Strong Success
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
Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.
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Attention Excellence Prayer Result

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