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There is spiritual laughter
Too hushed to be gay, too high: the happiness
Of angels.
But the People
Will not let us alone; will not credit, condone
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A recent publication from Paris, titled L'Année Merveilleuse (1748), predicts, for the first of next month, a very considerable c ...
We are as often duped by diffidence, as by confidence.
Violent measures are always dangerous, but, when necessary, may then be looked on as wise. They have, however, the advantage of ne ...
One of the greatest difficulties in civil war is, that more art is required to know what should be concealed from our friends, tha ...
Nothing convinces persons of a weak understanding so effectually, as what they do not comprehend.
The possibility of remedying imprudent actions is commonly an inducement to commit them.
The best way to compel weak-minded people to adopt our opinion, is to frighten them from all others, by magnifying their danger.
A certain degree of fear produces the same effects as rashness.
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