Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.
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Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.
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It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.
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(Only by) the good influence of our conduct may we bring salvation in human affairs or like a fatal comet we may bring destruction in our train
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Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
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