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hope expectations good-things
Hope is the only good thing that disillusion respects.
men mind genius
The mind of man is more intuitive than logical, and comprehends more than it can coordinate.
practice reputation virtue
He who seeks fame by the practice of virtue asks only for what he deserves.
dance hands ideas
Whoever has seen the masked at a ball dance amicably together, and take hold of hands without knowing each other, leaving the next moment to meet no more, can form an idea of the world.
mistake errors obscurity
Obscurity is the realm of error.
clever unfair beneficial
All that is unfair, offends us if it's not beneficial for us
weather should worst
We should expect the best and the worst from mankind as from the weather.
children heart dark
And where, on earth, dwell hope and truth? In childhood's uncorrupted heart; Alas! too soon to guileless youth The world doth its dark code impart!
truth men depth
Few men have depth enough to hear or tell the truth.
attention architect born
Some are born to invent, others to embellish; but the gilder attracts more attention than the architect.
said easier reconcile
It is easier to say new things than to reconcile those which have already been said.
endure
Nothing endures except truth.
deep-thought ornaments clearness
Clearness is the ornament of deep thought.
errors kingdoms obscurity
Obscurity is the kingdom of error.