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96.

Those who follow fashion, have not capacity to lead any thing.

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Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, writing an exact

man.

100.

Temperance is the strength of the

mind.

101.

An ingenuous mind will depend on God rather than man.

102.

No man need despair of being happy. 103.

The beauty of a man is in his mind.

104.

Patience is a remedy for every afflic

tion.

105.

Worship God in spirit and in truta.

106.

The praise and the censure of a fool are alike foolish.

107.

A pure mind is the temple of God.

108. Meanness is disgusting.

109.

Who knows himself, knows all things

else.

110.

Action and study should go together.

111.

A wise man seeks the cause of his defects in himself, a fool in others.

112.

It is easy to improve things already invented.

113.

Happy is the man who owes nothing.

114.

Guilt is a great leveller.

115.

There is no happiness on earth exceeding that of a reciprocal satisfaction in a conjugal state.

116.

A wise man sometimes changes his opinion, a fool never.

117.

The soul has no secrets which the conduct will not reveal.

118.

Jesting, in some cases, proves the want of understanding.

119.

Revenge is the pleasure of a little

mind.

120.

Men act more from habit, than rea

son.

121.

Modesty, is a girl's best dowry.
122.

Whoever acquires his learning at the expense of his morality, is the worse for his education.

123.

The first principle of good speaking and writing, is good thinking.

124.

Men change with fortunes, manners change with climes, tenets with books, and principles with times.

125.

The passions are the only orators who always persuade.

126.

To turn unfortunate circumstances to good account, is a mark of genius.

127.

One is never so ridiculous by the qualities which he possesses, as by those which he affects to have.

128.

To listen and to answer well, bespeak good breeding.

129.

Great men talk little and do much, little men talk much and do nothing.

130.

Virtue would not go to extremes, if vanity did not keep it company.

131.

If we have sufficient will, we shall have sufficient means.

132.

Interest brings into action all virtues and vices.

133.

All the feelings of the heart have their peculiar tones of voice.

134.

We cannot love those whom we do

not respect.

135.

Anger is always off of its guard.

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