If a man does not make new acquaintances as he ad
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.
Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or
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Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else.
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or
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Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else.
Grief is a species of idleness.
To be idle and to be poor have always been reproa
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To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.
When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnigh
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
Catch, then, oh catch the transient hour;
Imp
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Catch, then, oh catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Life's a short summer, man a flower;
He dies - alas! how soon he dies!
Hope is necessary in every condition. The m
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Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness, of captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable.
While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert onl
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While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.
Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is bette
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Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.
Life is not long, and too much of it must not pas
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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