The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
SAMUEL JOHNSONExert 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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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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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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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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