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There never was a good war or a bad peace.
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Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
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Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.
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He [the sun] gives light as soon as he rises.
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When the well's dry, we know the worth of water.
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Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
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Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.
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Would you persuade, speak of Interest, not of Reason.
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'Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
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Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.
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None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.
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The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine.
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Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.
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I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office.
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If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few.
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Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
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Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
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Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.
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Suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one.
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He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now.
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Wise men learn by others' harms, fools scarcely by their own.
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A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.
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Neglect mending a small fault and 'twill soon be a great one.
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Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous
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There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.
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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Born:
January 17, 1706
Died:
April 17, 1790
(aged 84)
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