A misery is not to be measure from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
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Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty
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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.
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A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
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If there's a power above us, (And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works) he must delight in virtue.
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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.
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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.
Should the whole frame of Nature round him break, In ruin and confusion hurled, He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure amidst a falling world.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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What means this heaviness that hangs upon me? This lethargy that creeps through all my senses? Nature, oppress'd and harrass'd out with care, Sinks down to rest.
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To be perfectly just is an attribute in the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.
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The sense of honour is of so fine and delicate a nature, that it is only to be met with in minds which are naturally noble, or in such as have been cultivated by good examples, or a refined education.
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