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It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and goin...more

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There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.

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It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

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No passion disturbs the soundness of our judgement as anger does.

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There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have pr...more

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If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God and a coward towards men.

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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

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Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.

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We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there.

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Our zeal works wonders, whenever it supports our inclination toward hatred, cruelty, ambition.

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The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.