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That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.
The busier we are the more leisure we have.
The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough.
The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.
The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.
The incentive to ambition is the love of power.
The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.
The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.
The more we do, the more we can do.
The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.
The most learned are often the most narrow minded.
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.
The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.
The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.
The public have neither shame or gratitude.
The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.
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