Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed.
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Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely.
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