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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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