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A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
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Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.
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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
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Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
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The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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