To set the mind above the appetites is the end of abstinence, which if not a virtue, is the groundwork of a virtue.
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The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, And a disposition to rely wholly upon unassisted genius and natural sagacity.Samuel Johnson
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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There mark what ills the scholar's life assail, toil, envy, want, and patron.
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Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.
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Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
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As to the rout that is made about people who are ruined by extravagance, it is no matter to the nation that some individuals suffer.
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