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There was never yet a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. - [Greatness] They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent. - [Vigilance] They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - [Liberty] Those things that hurt, instruct. - [Learning] Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - motto to Historical Review of Pennsylvania [Liberty : Mottoes] Time is an herb that cures all diseases. - [Time] To be thrown on one's own resources is to be cast on the very lap of fortune; for our faculties undergo a development, and display an energy, of which they were previously unsusceptible. - [Fortune] To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare. - [Courage] To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girl friends. - [Women] To the discontented man no chair is easy. - [Discontent] To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it. - [Debt] To whom you betray your secret you sell your liberty. - [Secrecy] Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that have not wit enough to be honest. - [Fools] Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away. - [Trouble] Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease. - [Idleness] Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough. - [Life] Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore. - [Caution] Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask. - [Vice] Vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden because they are hurtful. - [Vice] Virtue alone is sufficient to make a man great, glorious, and happy. - [Virtue] Visit your Aunt, but not every Day; and call at your Brother's, but not every night. - [Aunts : Brothers] We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government. - [Government] We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately. - to John Hancock at the signing of the Declaration of Independence [Unity] Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. - [Riches] Well done is better than well said. - [Deeds] Displaying page 9 of 11 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10 11
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