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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Samuel Johnson

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
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Effort Happiness Reading Writing
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Choice Freedom Solitude Wasted Time Yourself
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning
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
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
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Retirement Sorry Talent Thinking World Yourself
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
Grief is a species of idleness.
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Born Children Grief One Liner Wasted Time
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
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Bed Coward Night Sleep Thinking
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Coward Patriot Refuge
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
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
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
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

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