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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

Samuel Johnson

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Dangerous Integrity Knowledge Weakness
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Bed Coward Night Sleep Thinking
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
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
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Afford Difficult Life Pleasure
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Curiosity Generosity Greatness Mindset
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Death Himself Live Man
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
Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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Commitment Existence Guilty Injury Mistake Society
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
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
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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Determination Diligence Greatness Impossible Performance Perservance Skills Strength Work
When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Break Hope Kindness Return Rule Violence

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

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