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To read a book for the first time is to make the acquaintance of a new friend; to read it a second time is to meet an old one.

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He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.

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To him that you tell your secret you resign your liberty.

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If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

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If for a tranquil mind you seek,
These things observe with care:
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And how, and when and where.

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So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible, though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.

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Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

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Use soft words and hard arguments.

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