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So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.

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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Born Courage Fate Man Patience Suffering
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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Attack Man Prevent Rest Superior
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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Goodness Hands Mindset Passion Thinking
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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Ambition Content Engagement Evil Lust Party Power Rise Violence
Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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Ambition Evil Love Operation Personal Power Reason

So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.

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