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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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Herniotomy : n. A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.

 
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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