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The world is ashamed of being virtuous.


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Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.



A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.

A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.



I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.



Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.



Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.



The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.



There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.

There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.



Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.

Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.



Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.



So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.





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