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It is vain to complain of fortune while we fail in policy and conduct.

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When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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Acceptance Audience Goodness People
The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.
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Beginning Knowledge Mistake Philosophy Wisdom
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
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
It is often better to be restricted to necessity than unconfined in the measure of our desires: prosperity destroys more individuals than adversity ruins.
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Adversity Better Desire Destroy Necessary Prosperity Ruin
Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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Appearance Health Liberty Lost Precious
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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Adversity Dangerous Escape Reason Suffering Understand
As evacuation eases the body, so occasional ejectment of passion seems to appease the agonies of the soul, and dispose to tranquility the agitations of the heart.
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Body Heart Occasion Passion Soul Tranquility
It is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
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Deep Necessary Tolerance
Though you may be last to discover your follies, be always first to correct them.
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Correct Discover Improvement Mistake Yourself
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
They say that if you’re afraid of homosexuals, it means that deep down inside you’re actually a homosexual yourself. That worries me because I’m afraid of dogs.
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Afraid Dog Funny Identity Myself Reality Worry
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
He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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Himself Praise Search
You can’t love your team without hating another team.
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Hate Love Rival Team Yourself
A readiness to excuse some faults, shows a disposition to commit others.
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Commitment Display Excuse Mistake

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