To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.

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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.

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Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

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The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man.

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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.

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If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.

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Let us not unlearn what we have already learned

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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

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Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise. — Anonymous

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I like the noise of democracy. -James Buchanan

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