A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.
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