In sleep, when fancy is let loose to play, Our dreams repeat the wishes of the day. - Claudius Claudianus

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While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half-shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day.

Claudius Claudianus

In sleep, when fancy is let loose to play, Our dreams repeat the wishes of the day.

Dream, Dreams, Play, Repeat, Sleep, Wishes

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He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion.

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The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

Haughtiness, Manners, Stained

Here is a fine field for talent.

Field, Fields, Fine, Talent

Men live best upon a little; Nature has given to all the privilege of being happy, if they but knew how to use their gifts.

Blessing, Gifts, Happy, Men, Privilege, Use

The fickle populace always change with the prince.

Change, Fickle, Populace, Prince

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Whenever I think of how religion started, I picture some frustrated old man making out a list of all the ways he could gain power, until he finally came up with the great solution of constant fear and guilt, then he leaped up and started planning a new wardrobe.

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Honore de Balzac

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.

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John Dryden

While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half-shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day.

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John Sununu

Perspective gives us the ability to accurately contrast the large with the small, and the important with the less important. Without it we are lost in a world where all ideas, news, and information look the same. We cannot differentiate, we cannot prioritize, and we cannot make good choices.

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Dhani Jones

When you wear a bow tie, doors open for you. Your posture is a little more erect; your shoulders are a little further back; your style is a little more dynamic. It's about the reestablishment of the gentleman.

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