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The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.

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There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.
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Advice Good Literature Nothing Reluctance
I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes.
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Consider Deposed Dispute Divide Follow King Quickly
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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Jester Literature Prophet Prove
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
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Discover Enjoy Friend Friendship Highest Real Secret
A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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Critic Excellence Imperfection Inspiration Ought True
Hung it on each side with curious organs of sense, given it airs and graces that cannot be described, and surrounded it with such a flowing shade of hair as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable light.
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In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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Conversation Friend Men Often Private Talk Thinking Weakest Wise
The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
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Know Knowledge Literature Men Nothing Utmost
This not in mortals to command success, but we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.
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Command Deserve Merit Sempronius Success
I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.
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Country Latin Meet Met Old Passage Upon Wonderfully
Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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it would generally be found that he had suffered more from the apprehension of such evils as never happened to him than from those evils which had really befallen him.
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Apprehension Befallen Found Generally Happen Really Suffer
The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.
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