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Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance read more

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent

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Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; read more

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; it supplies the place of many talents

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He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of read more

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

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