The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Truth allows no choice.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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