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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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Action Evil Intention Make Prevent Sin
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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Beauty Directly Inspirational More Soul
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
Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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Fetch Incongruity Out Wit
To this end, nothing is to be more carefully consulted than plainness. In a lady’s attire this is the single excellence; for to be what some people call fine, is the same vice, in that case, as to be florid is in writing or speaking.
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Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
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Birth Evening Listen Listening Moon Repeat Shade Stories Take Tale Wondrous
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
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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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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
Women were formed to temper Mankind, and sooth them into Tenderness and Compassion; not to set an Edge upon their Minds, and blowup in them those Passions which are too apt to rise of their own Accord.
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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
Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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Beget Cheerfulness Get Health Inspirational Well Yoga
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Bosom Friend Guardian Angel Make Perseverance Preserving Success
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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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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Bravery Courage Go Thing
There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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Business Decision Despatch Making Nothing Requisite
On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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Anxiety Fate Fear Judgment Lord Waiting
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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Complain Excellence Imperfect Inspiring Perfect
There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Faith Morality Nothing Observance Strength
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
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Comfort Consider Honor Old Remember Time Years Young
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
Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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Atom Impressed Miracle Nature Quality Stand Wonder

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