"An investment in education always pays the highest returns."
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"Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to make the best of it, and be thankful."
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"To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare."
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"Pay what you owe and you'll know what's your own."
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"Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues"
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"I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The scriptures assure me that at the last day we shall not be examined on what we thought but what we did."
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"Cold & cunning come from the north: But cunning sans wisdom is nothing worth."
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"It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth."
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"The refusal of King George to allow the colonies to operate an honest money system, which freed the ordinary man from clutches of the money manipulators was probably the prime cause of the revolution."
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"I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace."
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"I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power."
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"If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one"
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"1) Temperance... drink not to elevation. (2) Silence... avoid trifling conversations. (3) Order: Let all your things have their places... (4) Resolution... perform without fail what you resolve. (5) Frugality... i.e. waste nothing. (6) Industry: Lose no time; be always employ'd... (7) Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently... (8) Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries... (9) Moderation: Avoid extremes; forbear resenting... (10) Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body... (11) Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles... (12) Chastity (13) Humility : Imitate Jesus."
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"A man can be beautiful physically, mentally, or personality wise. True beauty, though, is in the spirit. A genuine man who understands right and wrong, with a strong sense of self is beautiful. A man who can be compassionate and caring, but firm and wise. Someone who can do the right thing no matter who's around to see it. Even if the deed is unseen and unrecognized. That is a beautiful man. One today is worth two tomorrows."
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"If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it."
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"He's a fool that makes his doctor his heir."
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"The used key is always bright."
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"When you taste honey, remember gall."
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"Neglect mending a small fault and 'twill soon be a great one."
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"Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge"
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