Such is the nature of crowds: either they are humble and servile or arrogant and dominating. They are incapable of making moderate use of freedom, which is the middle course, or of keeping it.
LIVYA gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
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The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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He will have true glory who despises it.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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From abundance springs safety.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.
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There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
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