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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.

Samuel Johnson

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Dangerous Integrity Knowledge Weakness
The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Instruction Need People
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
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
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
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Desire Man Myself Reading Writing
Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Heart Talk Trust Voice Yourself
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
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Death Himself Live Man
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
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
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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Difficult Gratitude Happiness Success

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