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A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
Seneca the Younger
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Precepts are like seeds they are little things which do much good if the mind which receives them has a disposition, it must not be doubted that his part contributes to the generation, and adds much to that which has been collected.
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
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A favor is to a grateful man delightful always to an ungrateful man only once.
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He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
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