In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those who believe half our creed, than for those who deny the whole of it.
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Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.Charles Caleb Colton
The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.
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We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.
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There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them.
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There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
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We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them.
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