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In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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Ability Man Ourselves Regular
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Encouragement People Provoke Rebel Revolution Time
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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Greatness Liberty Madness Possible Restraint Virtue Wisdom
All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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Equality Man Right
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
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Act Fear Mindset Passion Power Reason
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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King Principle Rebel Subject Tyranny
Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
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Company Conversation Friendship Goodness Greatness Happiness Live
When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.
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Achievement Greatness Man Object Road View
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
You can never plan the future by the past.
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Future Past Planning Yourself
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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Enemy Evil Goodness Oneself
Great men are never sufficiently shown but in struggles.
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Greatness Man Struggle
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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Deep Goodness Tolerance
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Mistake Nation Power Small

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