A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe true art of memory is the art of attention.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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