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" To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man. "

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" As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone. "

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" The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice. "

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