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"Well-bred instinct meets reason halfway."

"Prudence is precaution, prudence is protection."

"A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue."

"To be unfaithful to my maxim of prudence may often be very advantageous to me, although to abide by it is certainly safer."

"No, sir. I make it a rule of mine: The more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask."

"No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him."
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"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."

"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."

"Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms."

"Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us."
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