Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of
conversation,
as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading.
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign,
hat all the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest
offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be
concealed when it cannot be overcome
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in
riches to conceive how others can be in want.
One of the very best rules of conversation is to
never, say anything which any of the company wish had been left unsaid.
We are so fond on one another because our
ailments are the same.
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can
do good.
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what
they do not do we are told expressly.
May you live all the days of your life.
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor,
but not for their folly.
Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and
speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them
as he himself appears convinced.
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it
is used to protect the innocent.
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook
off.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often
wonder to see them not ashamed.
Where I am not understood, it shall be concluded
that something very useful and profound is couched underneath.
Whoever wishes to win in this game must have
patience and money, since the values are so little constant and the rumors so
little founded on truth Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
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