Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
JOSEPH ADDISONThe transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace.
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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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I Have often thought if the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool.
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There is noting truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labor. The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
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Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
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Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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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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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.
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