To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.
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Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship and when they hear us praised by others will ascribe it to sinister and interested motives if they can.
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Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
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Mystery is not profoundness.
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Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.
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The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable with interest, about thirty years after the date.
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