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In estimating the adversities of life, we would seldom have much reason to complain of the evils we suffer, did we understand the dangers we daily escape.

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
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Life Philosophy Principle Solid Wisdom
During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them.
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Condition Deserve Misfortune Ourselves
When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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Acceptance Audience Goodness People
It is vain to complain of fortune while we fail in policy and conduct.
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Fortune Policy Wasted Time
Some men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.
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Confidence Easy Man Temptation Violence
I’m thankful for women. I think women are more intelligent than men. Also, without women, there would be no cookies.
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Cook Intelligence Man Myself Thankful Woman
There are two things at which most men are grieved: when their faults are exposed, and when their virtues are concealed.
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Grief Man Mistake Virtue
Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there’s always beer.
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Alcohol Bad Drink Hard Time Life
Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it’s the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.
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Game Man Money Sick Win Yourself
The reason we have few friends in adversity, is, because we have no true ones in prosperity.
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Adversity Friendship Oneself Prosperity Reason True
Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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Action Change Practice Principle Thinking
Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.
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Acknowledgement Hypocrisy Shame
The standard of morals is as variable as morals themselves; of which every nation has a different code, and every custom a different reading.
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Different Moral Nation Reading
The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.
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Compliment Confidence Friendship Greatness Young
Violent people usually express their love of a thing by their hatred of its opposite.
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Behavior Hate Love Mental People Violence
If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.
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Desire Praise Yourself

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