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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Samuel Johnson

It is better to live rich than to die rich.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Choice Death Live Rich
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Fools Love Wisdom
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Cheating Happiness Suffering Trust Wrong
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Exam Fake Invitation Truth
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
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Desire Enjoyment Himself Man Philosophy Poor Rich Wisdom
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Conscience Funny Marriage Wife
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Death Himself Live Man
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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Better Goodness Man Talk Wife
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
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
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try

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