Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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I find that the best virtue I have has in it some tincture of vice.
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It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
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All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.
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The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
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