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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

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Wine maketh the band quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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