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Guilt is a rope that wears thin.

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We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.

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[Medicine is] a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.

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Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

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To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.

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Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.

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It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

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The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.

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A man may well bring a horse to the water but he cannot make him drink.

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To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.

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