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Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.

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Knowledge is essential to conquest; only according to our ignorance are we helpless. Thought creates character. Character can dominate conditions. Will creates circumstances and environment.

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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend;
A wise enemy is worth more.

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Thy words, I grant are bigger, for I wear not, my dagger in my mouth.

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You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

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Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted,
If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters returning
Back to their springs, like the rain shall fill them full of refreshment;
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

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People vote their resentment, not their appreciation. The average man does not vote for anything, but against something.

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Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.

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For they are yet ear-kissing arguments.

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I must be cruel only to be kind;
Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.

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