Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were listening.

The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.

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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future one.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

It is better, ofcours, to know useless things than to know nothing.

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.

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The best ideas are common property.

It is quality rather than quantity that matters.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.