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A broad consensus exists that Lincoln was more eloquent than Davis in expressing war aims, more successful in communicating with t ...
There is something in age that ever, even in its own despite, must be venerable, must create respect--and to have it ill treated, ...
I have seen many people, who, while you are speaking to them, instead of looking at, and attending to you, fix their eyes upon the ...
Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known, than their crimes; and, if you hint to a man t ...
Humour is the making others act or talk absurdly and unconsciously; wit is the pointing out and ridiculing that absurdity consciou ...
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
Our good qualities expose us more to hatred and persecution than all the ill we do.
It requires more virtue to bear good fortune than ill.
Nothing is more contagious than example, and no man does any exceeding good or exceeding ill but it spawns new deeds of the same k ...
Men are not only apt to forget the kindnesses and injuries that have been done them, but which is a great deal more, they hate the ...
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