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Chastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.

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I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
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A great cause of evil in the world is that men seldom think themselves criminal if they offer the same injustice to others that has been successfully practiced on themselves.
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I don’t know the difference between a hippie and a hipster but, it’s fun to watch either one of them get beat up.
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It is vain to complain of fortune while we fail in policy and conduct.
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Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.
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Afraid Destroy People Trust
I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
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I got my computer. The great thing about the computer is that you only need enough money to buy a computer and some food, and you’re all right. I don’t have to go to premières.
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Few are more unhappy than those who have great ambition, but little energy to urge it into activity.
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Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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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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I don’t care for sex. I find it an embarrassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.
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Imprudent restrictions often force youth farther than enticement would carry them; and careless limitation is frequently worse than no injunction.
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Enjoyment inflames love in some men, and extinguishes it in others: the wind that assists large vessels, upsets small ones.
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The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
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The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
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Reason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
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