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Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
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Men never think, at least seldom think, what a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often. God's will be done, and if He decrees that we are to have a great number of children why we must try to bring them up as useful and exemplary members of society.
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Men of genius are often considered superstitious, but the fact is, the fineness of their nerve renders them more alive to the supernatural than ordinary men.
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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
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Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.
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Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.
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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
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Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted.
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Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.
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Men often treat others worse than they treat themselves, but they rarely treat anyone better. It is the height of folly to expect consideration and decency from a person who mistreats himself.
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Mind like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
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More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.
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Much can often be learned by the repetition under different conditions, even if the desired result is not obtained.
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