There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control. Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold. The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top. Belief gets in the way of learning. I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor. If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime. A hard thing about business is minding your own The best counselors are the dead. Eagles do not beget Doves. How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Two-thirds of promotion is motion Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America. The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals. Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best. The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Doomed are the hotheads! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry.'' Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
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