- Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.
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- Do not think that your Learning and Genius, your Wit or Sprightliness, are welcome everywhere. I was once told that my Company was disagreeable because I appeared so uncommonly happy.
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- Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement.
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- Open your mouth and purse cautiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
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