Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.

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The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.

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The world knows nothing of its greatest men.

The world knows nothing of its greatest men.

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No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear...

No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear...

Conscience is, in most men, an anticipation of the opinions of others.

Conscience is, in most men, an anticipation of the opinions of others.

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