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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.

Samuel Johnson

The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Animal Home Mathematics
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Bright Cleaning Sorrow Soul
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Evidence One Liner Power 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
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Better Cheating Happiness Suffering Trust Wrong
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Art Himself Person Photograph Work
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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Retirement Sorry Talent Thinking World Yourself
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
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning
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
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.

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