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Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
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Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
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Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.
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Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
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Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
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Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
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Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.
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Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.
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Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
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