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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears

Samuel Johnson

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Himself Man Pride Vice
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Easy Excellence One Liner
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Courage Greatness Opportunity Virtue
A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Growth Man Mindset Place
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Cure Endurance Heart Human King Law
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Man Praise Rich Virtue Wealth Wisdom World
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Happiness Nature
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Desire Enjoyment Himself Man Philosophy Poor Rich Wisdom
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Angel Dangerous Fear Fools Knowledge
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Oneself People Talk Well
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Belief Hope Success Work
When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Adversity Escape Remember Suffering

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