Scurrility has no object in view but incivility; if it is uttered from feelings of petulance, it is mere abuse; if it is spoken in a joking manner, it may be considered raillery.
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Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.
Philosophy is the true mother of science.
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