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Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay.
👁️ 115
If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be fewer wants, and even fewer pleasures, but infinitely more happiness.
👁️ 77
To aim at excellence, our reputation, and friends, and all must be ventured; to aim at the average we run no risk and provide little service.
👁️ 119
Life at the greatest and best is but a froward child, that must be humored and coaxed a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.
👁️ 76
People seldom improve when they have no other model, but themselves to copy after.
👁️ 131
Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
👁️ 102
It seemed to me pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.
👁️ 122
For he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day, but he, who is in battle slain, can never rise and fight again.
👁️ 157
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.
👁️ 107
Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of industry.
👁️ 106

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