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It may serve as a comfort to us, in all our calamities and afflictions, that he that loses anything and read more

It may serve as a comfort to us, in all our calamities and afflictions, that he that loses anything and gets wisdom by it is a gainer by the loss

by L. Estrange Found in: Comfort Quotes,
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Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

by Alain Rene Lesage Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.

In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.

by Hannah More Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not read more

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

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Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.

Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.

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Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
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Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such as none other hath, when they are known,
They are found shallow.

by Sophocles Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
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Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
They are but beggars that can count their worth;
But my true love is grown to such excess
I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

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Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Comfort Quotes,
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