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"Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think."

Life, Comedy, Tragedy

"Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie."

Truth, Lie, Virtue, Acting

"It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink."

Old,

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."

Humor, Imagination, Man, Sense

"Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent."

Man, Men, Credit, World

"I avoid talking before the youth of the age as I would dancing before them: for if one's tongue don't move in the steps of the day, and thinks to please by its old graces, it is only an object of ridicule."

Age, Dancing, Day, Old

"I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due."

Help, Politicians

"Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school."

Age, Boys, Pleasure, School

"The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well."

Life,

"Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony."

Art, Poetry, Harmony, Prose

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"The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Life, Civilization, Improvement, Mankind, Security

"A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Life, Man, Woman

"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Life, Morality, May

"Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Life, Health, Society

"Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!"

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Life, Machine, Nerves, Poor

"Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Life, Care, Day, Rest, Will

"No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right."

Helen Keller, American Author

Life, Happiness, Man, Right

"It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Life, Saying

"How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to?"

Tony Robbins, American Author

Life, Order, Today, Tomorrow

"Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others."

Helen Keller, American Author

Life, Business