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The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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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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Fire Politics Position Professional Reward
The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Beyond Excuse Knowledge
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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Happiness Life Poor Possession Rich
Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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Culture Run Simplicity
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
Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
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Depend Himself Talk
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.
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Mistake Repeat Secret Sound
Hope is the best part of our riches.
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Hope Ourselves Rich
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
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction
The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.
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Book Eyes Live Mercy Open See Soul Window
All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
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Character Difference Man Nature
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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Economy Poor Rich
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
When we get tired of enjoying all the pleasures within our reach, we have still a resource in thinking of others that are not.
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Enjoyment Happiness Reach Resource Thinking Tired

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