"There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged"
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"The busy man has few idle visitors; to the boiling pot the flies come not."
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"The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read."
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"The same man cannot be both Friend and Flatterer."
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"Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise"
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"He that hath a Trade, hath an Estate."
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"Admiration is the daughter of ignorance."
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"For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head."
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"Cunning proceeds from want of capacity."
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"Lost time can never be found again"
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"If you wouldn't live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life."
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"To get the bad customs of a country changed and new ones, though better, introduced, it is necessary first to remove the prejudices of the people, enlighten their ignorance, and convince them that their interests will be promoted by the proposed changes; and this is not the work of a day."
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"A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave."
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"Before you consult your fancy, consult your purse."
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"Do not fear mistakes."
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"If you'd lose a troublesome visitor, lend him money."
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"What is the recipe for successful achievement? Choose a career you love. Give it the best there is in you. Seize your opportunities. And be a member of the team."
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"Without industry and frugality, nothing will do; with them, everything."
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"I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand."
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"She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth."
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