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Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.

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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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Feeling Life Lose Style Taste Yourself
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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Attack Conquer Control Failure Man Position Worst
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Community Each Other Friendship Honesty Name Party Solid Worth
They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.
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Brave Enemy Freedom Happiness Heart Secret
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth

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