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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.

Samuel Johnson

Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Consistence Power Steal Theft
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
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Forgive Man Necessary Pain True Value Wisdom
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
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Fools Love Wisdom
My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Friendship Mindset Myself
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove
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
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
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
A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Growth Man Mindset Place
When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Concentration Death Focus Man Mindset Wonderful
None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Fools Himself Influence Power Worry
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
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
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Conscience Deep Fear God Man Rise Shame Wisdom

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.

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