The prevalent fear

The prevalent fear
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
  

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If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.
At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.
Allthings at first appear difficult.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.
Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.
To beprepared is half the victory.
Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.
Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.