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A show of a certain amount of...

A show of a certain amount of honesty is in any profession or business the surest way of growing rich.

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It is difficult for a proud m...

It is difficult for a proud man ever to forgive a person who has found him at fault, and who has good grounds for complaining of him; his pride is not assuaged till he has regained the advantages he lost and put the other person in the wrong.

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The lives of heroes have enri...

The lives of heroes have enriched history, and history has adorned the actions of heroes ; and thus I cannot say whether the historians are more indebted to those who provided them with such noble materials, or those great men to their historians.

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As a man falls out of favour ...

As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

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The shortest and best way to ...

The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.

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That man is good who does goo...

That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect.

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Great things astonish us, and...

Great things astonish us, and small dishearten us. Custom makes both familiar.

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From time to time there appea...

From time to time there appear on the face of the earth men of rare and consummate excellence, who dazzle us by their virtue, and whose outstanding qualities shed a stupendous light. Like those extraordinary stars of whose origins we are ignorant, and of whose fate, once they have vanished, we know even less, such men have neither forebears nor descendants: they are the whole of their race.

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Most men spend the first half...

Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable.

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Incivility is not a Vice of t...

Incivility is not a Vice of the Soul, but the effect of several Vices; of Vanity, Ignorance of Duty, Laziness, Stupidity, Distraction, Contempt of others, and Jealousy.

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When we are dead we are prais...

When we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of being no longer alive.

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We need not envy certain peop...

We need not envy certain people their great wealth; they acquired it at a heavy cost, which would not suit us; they staked their rest, their health, their honour and their conscience to acquire it, the price is too high, and there is nothing to be gained by such a bargain.

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Cunning leads to knavery. - It...

Cunning leads to knavery. - It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. - Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.

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It is boorish to live ungracio...

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?

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Love lessens a woman's delicac...

Love lessens a woman's delicacy and increases a man's.

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It is fortunate to come of dis...

It is fortunate to come of distinguished ancestry. - It is not less so to be such that people do not care to inquire whether you are of high descent or not.

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A slave has but one master; th...

A slave has but one master; the ambitious man has as many masters as there are persons whose aide may contribute to the advancement of his fortune.

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Discretion is the perfection o...

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

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As riches and favor forsake a ...

As riches and favor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity.

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Let us not envy some men their...

Let us not envy some men their accumulated riches; their burden would be too heavy for us; we could not sacrifice, as they do, health, quiet, honor and conscience, to obtain them: It is to pay so dear from them that the bargain is a loss.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....