“To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it.”
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“To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it.”
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“False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.”
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“Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.”
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“After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.”
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“Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.”
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“The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.”
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“What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.”
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“Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.”
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