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A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

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The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.

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Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.

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Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

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To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.

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I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.

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Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?

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The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: May 1st, 1672

Died: June 17th, 1719

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