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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

Joseph Addison

There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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Discretion Man Mind Quality Shining Useful
A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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Care First Heart Man Reproach
Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition, but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express.
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Affection Birthday Daughter Day Family Father Love Mother Son Wives
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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Charity Hand Heart Virtue
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Bless Blessed Blessing Enjoy Greatest Men Mind World
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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Honesty Humanity Innumerable Integrity Man Nature Pain Sorrow Subject
Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
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Honor Inexperience Men Mischief Real
When a woman comes to her class, she does not employ her time in making herself look more advantageously what she really is, but endeavours to be as much another creature as she possibly can.
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Advantageously Class Come Employ Long Maturity Really Women
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Bosom Friend Guardian Angel Make Perseverance Preserving Success
Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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Change Fool Funny Inspirational Men Nature Ride
Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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Beget Cheerfulness Get Health Inspirational Well Yoga
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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Aloud Best Friend Friendship Thinking
We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
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Dull Next People Serious Step Stupid
It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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Criticism Criticize Men Own Perform Ridiculous
Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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Bring Equally Evil Forth Good May Some Unexpected
A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
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Beauty Discover Impression Mastery Men Reading Stroke Stronger Writing

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