Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame.
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A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.Samuel Johnson
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There are multitudes whose life is nothing but a continuous lottery who are always within a few months of plenty and happiness, and how often soever they are mocked with blanks, expect a prize from the next adventure.
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While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till grief be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.
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Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment.
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The Irish are a fair people - they never speak well of one another.
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