Prosperity is no just scale, adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness one of which is a lack the other an excess of

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors.

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors.

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    Jesus Christ knew he was God. So wake up and find out eventually who you really are. In our culture, of course, they’ll say you’re crazy and you’re blasphemous, and they’ll either put you in jail or in a nut house (which is pretty much the same thing

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    Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.

    Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.

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