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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.

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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
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
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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Action Himself Proud Spirit
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man

The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.

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