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Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
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Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console.
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There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them.
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The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
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Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.
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Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more.
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Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
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We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.
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The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
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Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
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It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.
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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
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Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
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