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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.

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
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Happiness heavy Life Money Mortal Time
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Goodness Measurement Treat True
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Exam Fake Invitation Truth
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Information Man Reminder
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Character Curiosity Intellectual Oneself
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
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
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Argument Myself Understand Yourself
The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Fashion Opinion Reason
Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Language Mindset Talk Thinking Yourself
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
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
To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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Health Moral Preserve Religious Social Virtue

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