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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Samuel Johnson

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 majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Fashion Opinion Reason
There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Education Knowledge Wisdom
When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Break Hope Kindness Return Rule Violence
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
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Enjoyment Happiness Man Money Save
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Goodness Greatness Himself Wait
Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Bright Cleaning Sorrow Soul
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Evidence One Liner Power Truth
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Associate Greatness Local Man Position
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man

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