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Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.
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To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
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Philosophy is a bully that talks loud when the danger is at a distant; but, the moment she is pressed hard by an enemy, she is nowhere to be found and leaves the brunt of the battle to be fought by her steady, humble comrade, religion.
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Pity is a thing often vowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.
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Of all the marvelous works of God, perhaps the one angels view with the most supreme astonishment, is a proud man.
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Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
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Were we as eloquent as angels we still would please people much more by listening rather than talking.
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The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.
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Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by other men.
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He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.
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Secrecy is the soul of all great designs.
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They that are loudest in their threats are the weakest in the execution of them. It is probable that he who is killed by lightning hears no noise; but the thunder-clap which follows, and which most alarms the ignorant, is the surest proof of their safety.
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