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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

Samuel Johnson

It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man
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
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
Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Coward Defense Revenge
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Conscience Funny Marriage Wife
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Conscience Deep Fear God Man Rise Shame Wisdom
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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Expression Greatness Himself Hope Man Meaning World
It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Better Choice Death Live Rich
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Man Praise Rich Virtue Wealth Wisdom World
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
Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Courage Greatness Himself Man Preserve Security Virtue
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Associate Greatness Local Man Position
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
Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Himself Man Pride Vice
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Happiness Nature

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