I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet.
Chesterfield, Lord
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Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.
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Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
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Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.
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Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.
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Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.
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Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.
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