Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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