Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.
CHARLES CALEB COLTONThere are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
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War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people never.
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Men’s arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.
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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
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He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.
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The present time has one advantage over every other — it is our own.
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We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war.
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Cheerfulness ought to be the viaticum vitae of their life to the old; age without cheerfulness is a Lapland winter without a sun.
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Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
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The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody’s watching.
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What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?
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Wit may do very well for a mistress, but I should prefer reason for a wife.
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Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves.
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Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
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Physicians must discover the weaknesses of the human mind, and even condescend to humor them, or they will never be called in to cure the infirmities of the body.
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The worst thing that can be said of the most powerful is that they can take your life; but the same can be said of the most weak.
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