All power of fancy over reason is a degree of madness
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As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.
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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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Nothing is more common than mutual dislike, where mutual approbation is particularly expected.
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