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The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Samuel Johnson

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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Choice Liberty Nation Starve Work
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, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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Difficult Gratitude Happiness Success
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Goodness Measurement Treat True
Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Art Himself Person Photograph Work
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Happiness Nature
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Kindness Ourselves Power
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Effort Happiness Reading Writing
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
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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Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
The future is purchased by the present.
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Deep Future One Liner Present Time
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
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Coward Defense Revenge
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
When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Adversity Escape Remember Suffering

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