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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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There are seaons when our passions have slept so long that we know not whether they still exist in us. So does flax forget that it is combustible when the fire is away from it.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Existence Fire Forget Passion Season
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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Blood Grief Tear
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
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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Economy Poor Rich
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
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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Charity Money Stand
Nothing is so fragile as thought in its infancy; an interruption breaks it: nothing is so powerful, even to overturning empires, when it reaches its maturity.
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Fragile Himself Interrupt Maturity Powerful Reach
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
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
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
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
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
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Instrument Man Music Play
The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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Artist Greatness Ideal Slave
Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.
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Act Carriage Character Dignity Proud
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
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

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