The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.
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Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.
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That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.
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