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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Samuel Johnson

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Character Curiosity Intellectual Oneself
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
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
A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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Equality Monument Past Pride Wisdom
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Law Nature Power Wisdom Woman
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Deep Hesitation Myself Sharp Silence Weapon Word Yourself
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
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
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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Abuse Government Human Nature Power Safety
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Coward Defense Revenge
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Kindness Ourselves Power
What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Better Cheating Happiness Suffering Trust Wrong
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Language Mindset Talk Thinking Yourself
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

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

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