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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.

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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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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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