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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

Samuel Johnson

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove
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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Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
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 superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Associate Greatness Local Man Position
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Desire Man Myself Reading Writing
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Evidence One Liner Power Truth
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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Commitment Existence Guilty Injury Mistake Society
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
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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Health Moral Preserve Religious Social Virtue
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
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Coward Patriot Refuge
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Kindness Ourselves Power
All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Advantage Better Country Enjoyment Himself Improvement Learning Travel Visit Worst
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
Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Heart Talk Trust Voice Yourself
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Afford Difficult Life Pleasure
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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Difficult Gratitude Happiness Success
No man was ever great by imitation.
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Greatness Imitation Man One Liner
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Angel Dangerous Fear Fools Knowledge
There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Education Knowledge Wisdom
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
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Argument Myself Understand Yourself
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Law Nature Power Wisdom Woman
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
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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Courage Greatness Opportunity Virtue
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

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