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A fool may have his coat embroidered with gold, but it is a fool's coat still. - [Dandy] Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice. - [Maxims] Brave men do not boast nor bluster. Deeds, not words, speak for such. - [Bravery] Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism. - [Civilization] Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds. - [Familiarity] Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls. - [Gold] Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water. - [Tears] History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events. - [History] If poverty makes man groan, he yawns in opulence. When fortune exempts us from labor, nature overwhelms us with time. - [Compensation] In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not. - [Clemency] Indolence and stupidity are first cousins. - [Indolence] It has been very truly said that the mob has many heads, but no brains. - [Mob] It is a notable circumstance that mothers who are themselves open to severe comments as to their, moral character, are generally most solicitous as to the virtuous behavior of their daughters. - [Morality] It is not he who searches for praise who finds it. - [Praise] It is said that friendship between women is only a suspension of hostilities. - [Friendship] It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit. - [Mystery] Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything. - [Heart] Mutability is written upon all things. - [Decay] Oblivion is the rule, and fame the exception, of humanity. - [Oblivion] Obtuseness is sometimes a virtue. - [Obtuseness] Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way. - [Gossip] Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out. - [Time] Poverty treads close upon the heels of great and unexpected wealth. - [Wealth] Reason is an historian, but the passions are actors. - [Reason] Rumor, once started, rushes on like a river, until it mingles with, and is lost in the sea. - [Rumor] Displaying page 1 of 3 for this author: Next >> [1] 2 3
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