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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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Physical courage, which engages all danger, will make a person brave in one way; and moral courage, which defies all opinion, will make a person brave in another.
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Pity is a thing often vowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.
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Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive hatred, and when they meet upon the same road, one of them has to give place.
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Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness, when bequeathed by those who. When alive, would not have contributed.
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Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.
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Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.
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Purpose is what gives life a meaning.
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Rapidity does not always mean progress, and hurry is akin to waste. The old fable of the hare and the tortoise is just as good now, and just as true, as when it was first written.
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Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
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Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.
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Reply to wit with gravity, and to gravity with wit.
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Riches may enable us to confer favours, but to confer them with propriety and grace requires a something that riches cannot give.
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Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.
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