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"An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult."
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"A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters."
"Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health."
"Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request."
"Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough."
"The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."
"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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"Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults."
"Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river."
"Adding "just kidding" doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal."
"I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely."
"For how long will insult hurt a person? For as long as he covets self-importance. For as long as one covets temporary [non eternal] things."
"An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult."
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