Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve we may give somewhat of novelty to that which was old, condensation to that which was diffuse, perspicuity to that which was obscure, and currency to that which was recondite.
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Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.Charles Caleb Colton
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision And yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.
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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 first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
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Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions but it sometimes acts as a clog rather than a spur.
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Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.
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