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«To the strongest and quickest mind, it is far easier to learn than to invent.»
«Walpole was a minister given by the King to the people: -- /Pitt was a minister given by the people to the King.»
«When I observed he was a fine cat, saying, 'why yes, Sir, but I have had cats whom I liked better than this'; and then as if perceiving Hodge to be out of countenance, adding, 'but he is a very fine cat, a very fine cat indeed.'»
«You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument.»
«It is generally agreed, that few men are made better by affluence or exaltation.»
«You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.»
«Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates.»
«I know not, that by living dissections any discovery has been made by which a single malady is more easily cured.»
«NET: Anything reticulated or decussated at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections.»
«The chief art of learning, as Locke has observed, is to attempt but little at a time. The widest excursions of the mind are made by short flights frequently repeated. . .»
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