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Novel: A small tale, generally of love.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may talk as other people do: you may say to a man, "Sir, I am your most humble servant." You are not his most humble servant. You may say, "These are bad times; it is a melancholy thing to be reserved to such times." You don't mind the times ... You may talk in this manner; it is a mode of talking in Society; but don't think foolishly.
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In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness."(On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers)
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Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
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I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life . . . the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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A man who writes a book, thinks himself wiser or wittier than the rest of mankind; he supposes that he can instruct or amuse them, and the publick to whom he appeals, must, after all, be the judges of his pretensions.
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By day the frolic, and the dance by night.
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Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.
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