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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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Beauty Directly Inspirational More Soul
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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Difficult Important Master Mind Own Powerful Thing
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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Admiration is a very short lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it still be fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
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Admire Discover Familiar Fresh Grow Immediately Life Object Passion Respect Upon
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
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
Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.
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Favor Important Industry Ingenuity Mankind Purchaser
If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.
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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
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Christian Dominion Gratifying Men Mind Nothing Power
Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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