Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEWit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and sometimes in hostility to it.
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In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
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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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When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
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Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.
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Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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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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It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
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Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
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Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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A mother is the best friend God ever gave.
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