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We should never seek amusement in the foibles of another, never in coarse language, never in low thought. When the mind loses its feeling for elegance, it grows corrupt and grovelling.
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Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
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Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend: such nails are then thrown into the dust or into the furnace.
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Kings play at war unfairly with republics; they can only lose some earth, and some creatures they value as little, while republics lose in every soldier a part of themselves.
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It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
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Born:
January 30, 1775
Died:
September 17, 1864
(aged 89)
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