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The future is purchased by the present.

Samuel Johnson

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Character Curiosity Intellectual Oneself
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Make Up Tears Weapon Woman
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Happiness heavy Life Money Mortal Time
The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Art Attention Memories True
Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Coward Defense Revenge
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man
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.
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Goodness Original Poet Writing 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
Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Language Mindset Talk Thinking Yourself
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
None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Fools Himself Influence Power Worry
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
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Coward Patriot Refuge

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