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| It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent | | Speech; Wisdom | |
| It is a great misfortune to have the wit to speak, but not the sense when to remain silent. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues | | Uncategorized | |
| It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is the glory and merit of some men to write well, and of others not to write at all | | Uncategorized | |
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| It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men. | | Uncategorized | |
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| Let us not overstrain our talents, for if we do we shall do nothing with grace; a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman | | Uncategorized | |
| Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. | | Uncategorized | |
| Liberality consists rather in giving reasonably than much | | Uncategorized | |
| Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift. | | Uncategorized | |
| Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. | | Life | |
| Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth | | Logic | |
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| Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. | | Uncategorized | |
| Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks. | | Uncategorized | |
| Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live. | | Uncategorized | |
| Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank. | | Uncategorized | |
| Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity | | Vanity | |
