How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

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He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

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Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

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Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

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Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

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Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

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What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

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The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

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It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.

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Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

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