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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.

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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.

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