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MATERIAL, adj. Having...

MATERIAL, adj. Having...

MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one....

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It is by...

It is by...

It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that...

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Our systems, perhaps,...

Our systems, perhaps,...

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose...

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To be always...

To be always...

To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.

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It is a...

It is a...

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have...

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It is better...

It is better...

It is better that some should be unhappy than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of...

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Melancholy, indeed, should...

Melancholy, indeed, should...

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

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Nothing will ever...

Nothing will ever...

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome.

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Politics are now...

Politics are now...

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and...

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Native ability, without...

Native ability, without...

Native ability, without education is like a tree without fruit.

Source: In...

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OATS, 'n'. A...

OATS, 'n'. A...

OATS, 'n'. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the...

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Sir, a man...

Sir, a man...

Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey...

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The happiest part...

The happiest part...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.

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The return of...

The return of...

The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it seems to be the general care of humanity...

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If there's anything...

If there's anything...

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

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One of the...

One of the...

One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the...

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It seems that...

It seems that...

It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations.

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AMBITION, n. An...

AMBITION, n. An...

AMBITION, n. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when...

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COMMERCE, n. A...

COMMERCE, n. A...

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket...

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CIRCUS, n. A...

CIRCUS, n. A...

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the...

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