Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers on their road.- Both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find they are far less insurmountable than we had conceived.
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The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.Charles Caleb Colton
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Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
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Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores.
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If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
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The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
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