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If then I am addressing one of that numerous class, who read to be told what to think, let me advise you to meddle with the book no further. You wish to buy a house ready furnished: do not come to look for it in a stonequarry. But if you are building up your opinions for yourself, and only want to be provided with materials, you may meet with many things in these pages to suit you.

— Julius Hare Guesses at Truth (1827)

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Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping.

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A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity.

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