So all that is said of the wise man by Stoic or Oriental or modern essayist, describes to each reader his own idea, describes his
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[T]he late Samuel McChord Crothers, genial wit and essayist, ... after listening to the speeches at a certain Harvard Commencement
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Immortal glories in my mind revive,
And in my soul a thousand passions strive, ...
And in my soul a thousand passions strive, ...
We envy not the warmer clime, that lies
In ten degrees of more indulgent skies, ...
In ten degrees of more indulgent skies, ...
With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.
The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole
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There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents,
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The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight.
For wheresoe'er I turn my ravished eyes,
Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, ...
Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, ...
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