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" I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about. "
William Hazlitt
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" Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much and well, but too often by rote. "
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" He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others. "
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" That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident. "
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" A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it. "
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" There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love. "
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" The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends. "
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" Those who can command themselves command others. "
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" To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us. "
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" We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it. "
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" The incentive to ambition is the love of power. "
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" The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. "
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" If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago. "
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" Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others! "
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" Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be. "
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" The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. "
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" Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we wish them to do. "
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Us
Ready
" The public have neither shame or gratitude. "
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Neither
Public
" Grace in women has more effect than beauty. "
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" Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality. "
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Own
Opinion
" A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. "
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" Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own. "
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" The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough. "
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Fool
Hate
" The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. "
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" Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my way across the room. "
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Prejudice
" Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. "
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" Reflection makes men cowards. "
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" I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. "
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