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He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.
William Gilmore Simms
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William Gilmore Simms
Age: 64 †
Born: 1806
Born: April 17
Died: 1870
Died: June 11
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To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.
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The effect of character is always to command consideration. We sport and toy and laugh with men or women who have none, but we never confide in them.
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The only rational liberty is that which is born of subjection, reared in the fear of God and the love of man.
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Have I done anything for society? I have then done more for myself. Let that question and truth be always present to thy mind, and work without cessation.
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There is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Providence should not make use of it.
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Vanity is so constantly solicitous of self, that even where its own claims are not interested, it indirectly seeks the aliment which it loves, by showing how little is deserved by others.
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Our cares are the mothers, not only of our charities And virtues, but of our best joys and most cheering and enduring pleasures.
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The birth of a child is the imprisonment of a soul. The soul must work its way out of prison, and, in doing so, provide itself with wings for a future journey. It is for each of us to determine whether our wings shall be those of an angel or a grub!
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Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine.
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Solitude bears the same relation to the mind that sleep does to the body. It affords it the necessary opportunities for repose and recovery.
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