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B. . Never disregard what your enemies say.
B. Barrère, Napoleon, of England. . A nation of shopkeepers. - Une nation boutiquière
B. Franklin. . Covetousness is ever attended with solicitude and anxiety.
B. Franklin. . Dost thou love life? Then do not squander
B. Motto. Procter. . Mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed, / And sleep, how oft, on things that gentlest be.
B. Paoli. . Shouldst thou feel thy heart repelled from men through hatred, do thou them good, soon shall thy love for them revive in thee. - Fühlst du dein Herz durch Hass von Menschen weggetrieben/ Thu' ihnen Gutes! schnell wirst du sie wieder lieben
B. R. Hayden. . Christ left us not a system of logic, but a few
B. R. Haydon. . Danger is the very basis of superstition. It produces a searching after help supernaturally when human means are no longer supposed to be available.
B. R. Haydon. . Evil is generally committed under the hope of some advantage the pursuit of virtue seldom obtains.
B. R. Haydon. . Genius in poverty is never feared, because
 
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Overagitate : v. t. To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.

 
Based on the Dictionary of Quotations From Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources by Rev. James Woods, published originally in 1893 by Frederick Warne & Co
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