I will not talk about people a thousand miles off, but come as near home as I can. As the time is short, I will leave out all the flattery, and retain all the criticism.
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Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.
Nothing is so much to be feared as fear. Atheism may comparatively be popular with God himself.
It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
It requires more than a day's devotion to know and to possess the wealth of a day.
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