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In the pleading of cases nothing pleases so much as brevity.

— Pliny the Younger

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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

Never do a thing concerning the rectitude of which you are in doubt.

Oblige people never so often, and, if you deny them on a single point, they remember nothing but that refusal.

A certain large collective wisdom resides in a crowd, as such; and men whose individual judgement is defective are excellent judges when grouped together.

There is certainly no truth in the popular belief, that a man's will is the mirror of his character.

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