“ The wealthy seldom possess wealth: oftener they are possessed by it. ”
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“ Let not adversity oppress thee: be rather like unto the nail; the farther 'tis hammered, the firmer it holds. ”
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“ Light may be produced by candle, by oil, by gas, by electricity: warmth by wood, by coal, by steam. As it would be foolish for the user of one means to disparage all the others, so 'tis foolish to fret because the manner in which others are virtuous differs from ours. ”
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“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”
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“ It is not the roaring thunder that smites, but the silent lightning. ”
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“ The danger from lightning is gone when the thunder is heard, and the worst is over when misfortune has arrived. ”
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“ Not he deserves praise that has talents, but he that uses them. ”
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“ Wherefore groan and lament over pain? Be, rather, thankful for this one sign of life; for the dead suffer no pain, and lay figures are never chilled by frost. ”
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“ Trouble not thyself about the fate of thy writings: if what thou hast writ be worth preserving, no flood, however mighty, can sweep it away; if it be worthless, no ink, however prepared, can make it indelible. ”
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“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”
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“ Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. ”
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“ Better to think wrongly with your own head, than to think rightly with the head of another. ”
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“ The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue. ”
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“ In times of success remember many have succeeded even better than thou: in times of failure, remember many have failed even worse than thou. ”
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“ As the flower, when plucked for enjoyment, begins to wither, so does virtue practiced for reward begin to vanish. ”
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“ The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue. ”
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“ Trouble not thyself about the fate of thy writings: if what thou hast writ be worth preserving, no flood, however mighty, can sweep it away; if it be worthless, no ink, however prepared, can make it indelible. ”
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“ In times of success remember many have succeeded even better than thou: in times of failure, remember many have failed even worse than thou. ”
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“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”
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“ Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. ”
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“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”
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