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A man of honor should never forget what he is because he sees what others are. - [Honor] A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. - [Enemies] Admiration is the basis of ignorance. - [Admiration] Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. - [Action] Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. - [Wisdom] Censure is like the lightning which strikes the highest mountains. - [Censure] Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter. - [Chance] Evil report carries further than any applause. - [Evil] For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done. - [Accomplishments] Fortune pays sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. - [Fortune] Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door. - [Fortune] Good things, when short, are twice as good. - [Brevity] Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. - [Ability] Know or listen to those who know. - [Learning] Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it. - [Mediocrity] Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art. - [Art] Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. - [Nothing] Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. - [Evil] Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame. - [Ambition] Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. - [Respect] Silence is the sanctuary of prudence. - [Silence] Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand. - [Understanding] The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules. - [Time] The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are. - [Fools] The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good. - [Power] Displaying page 1 of 2 for this author: Next >> [1] 2
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