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Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them.


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Nothing can be more true, than that the greatest Boasters have the least of what they pretend to.

Nothing can be more true, than that the greatest Boasters have the least of what they pretend to.



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Those Women who boast the Affections of their Admirers, have a greater share of Vanity than Love.



To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject.

To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject.



Possession naturally abates the Vigour of Desire.

Possession naturally abates the Vigour of Desire.



The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.

The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.



There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.

There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.



The jealous have but moments of Delight for years of Pain.

The jealous have but moments of Delight for years of Pain.



Those who are unjust in one Thing, will be so in others.

Those who are unjust in one Thing, will be so in others.



In fine, that it is not enough to be good, without behaving in such a manner as shall make others acknowledge us to be so.

In fine, that it is not enough to be good, without behaving in such a manner as shall make others acknowledge us to be so.





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In singing, what my voice lacked in quality it made up in volume.



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