“Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.”
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Famous Charles Simmons Quotes
“The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.”
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“A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor.”
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“Integrity is the first step to true greatness.”
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“Wealth is a dangerous inheritance, unless the inheritor is trained to active benevolence.”
“When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced.”
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“Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws.”
“Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.”
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“A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock.”
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“True greatness consists in being great in little things.”
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“Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, and the purse full.”
“If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers.”
“No man has a right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.”
“Good Humor is the best shield against the darts of satirical raillery”
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“It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.”
“For the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame.”
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“There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.”
“He who feasts every day, feasts no day.”
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