Henry Mackenzie Quotes
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Indeed, I have observed one ingredient, somewhat necessary in a man’s composition towards happiness, which people of feeling would do well to acquire; a certain…
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It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being, that our calamities can be borne in the manner which…
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Mankind in the gross is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived and has seldom been disappointed.
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There are two distinct sorts of what we call bashfulness; this, the awkwardness of a booby, which a few steps into the world will convert…
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Pedantry, in the common acceptation of the word, means an absurd ostentation of learning, and stiffness of phraseology, proceeding from a misguided knowledge of books…
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