Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.Francis Bacon
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Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
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Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.
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The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.
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No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.
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