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There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity.
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Education Institution Rare
There is probably no hell for authors in the next world – they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
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Author Criticism Hell Publish Suffering World
There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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Anxiety Fear Greatness Life Ourselves
The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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Activity Greatness Happiness
Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
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Aware Consciousness Name
What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
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Call Conscience Fear Instant Law
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
The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.
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Brilliant Intelligence Light Mindset
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
Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.
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Heart Load Love Ourselves Success
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
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction
In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
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Assurance Faith Power Strength Strong
Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.
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Attention Excellence Prayer Result
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself
Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.
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Man Savage Society

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