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“Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.”

Men Remember Deserve Esteem Ridicule

Author:Horace

“Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.”

People Men Winning Ability Luck Esteem True Man

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Commemoration of Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 Some there are who presume so far on their wits that they think themselves capable of measuring the whole nature of things by their intellect, in that they esteem all things true which they see, and false which they see not. Accordingly, in order that man's mind might be freed from this presumption, and seek the truth humbly, it was necessary that certain things far surpassing his intellect should be proposed to man by God.”

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Author:Thomas Aquinas

“Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.”

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Author:Thomas Browne

“If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth. Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.”

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Book:Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Source: Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth