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/ page 1133 of 1205 /It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.
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Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.
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The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
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The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
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Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man is the nurse to the sounder.
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I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another.
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.
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A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.
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May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!
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That government is best which governs least.
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It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today.
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Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.
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In wildness is the preservation of the world.
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Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
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Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.
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It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
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You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
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Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
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