Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.
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Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.Edward Gibbon
I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes.
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The first of earthly blessings, independence.
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Of the three Popes, John the Twenty-third was the first victim he fled and was brought back a prisoner the most scandalous charges were suppressed the Vicar of Christ was only accused of piracy, murder, rape, sodomy, and incest
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A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.
Edward Gibbon
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.
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