Quotes 321 till 340 of 479.
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The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.
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The advantage of time and place in all practical actions is half a victory; which being lost is irrecoverable.
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The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.
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The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.
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The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
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The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
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The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades, but the best of all professions.
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The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
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The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.
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The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
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The faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.
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The first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.
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The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.
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The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
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The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.
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The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.
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The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.
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The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.
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The human brain is a wonderful organ. It starts to work as soon as you are born and doesn't stop until you get up to deliver a speech.
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