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• The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.
• Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.
• There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree…
• It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of…
• Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsociable man, an unprofitable man. Gaming is…
• He that is warm for truth, and fearless in its defense, performs one of the duties of a good man; he strenghtens…
• He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.
• Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the…

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