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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

The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Fashion Opinion Reason
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Growth Man Mindset Place
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Evidence One Liner Power Truth
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
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Goodness Greatness Himself Wait
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Better Goodness Man Talk Wife
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
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
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
A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Animal Home Mathematics
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Bright Cleaning Sorrow Soul
The future is purchased by the present.
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Deep Future One Liner Present Time
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Conscience Funny Marriage Wife
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
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

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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