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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
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Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.
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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
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If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.
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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.
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Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.
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A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
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Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.
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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
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