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The great obstacle to progress is prejudice.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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We should round every day of stirring action with an evening of thought. We learn nothing of our experience except we muse upon it.
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Action Day Exception Experience Learning Ourselves
Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.
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Disguise Seek Sober Weakness
Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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Blood Grief Tear
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
Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures.
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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
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
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great.
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Enthusiasm Greatness Inspirational
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
What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
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Call Conscience Fear Instant Law
Four sweet lips, two pure souls, and one undying affection, – these are love’s pretty ingredients for a kiss.
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Affection Death Kiss Lips Purity Soul
Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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Food Greatness Material Music
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
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Grave Soul Yourself
We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
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Affection Beautiful Best Ourselves

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