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“Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts”
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“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is”
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“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”
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“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake...”
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“There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.”
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“The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a friend.”
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“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.”
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“Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider . . . Histories make men wise.”
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“Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.”
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“A wise man that had it for a by-word, when he saw men hasten to a conclusion, `Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner'.”
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“Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.”
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