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“He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.”
“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”
“It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.”
“Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.”
“The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.”
“If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.”
“The more wit the less courage.”
“A forced kindness deserves no thanks”
“Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.”
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.”
“Care and diligence bring luck.”
“If you have one true friend you have more than your share.”
“Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.”
“Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.”
“First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.”
“Great hopes make great men.”
“Despair gives courage to a coward.”
“A good horse should be seldom spurred.”