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People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.

Edmund Burke

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Help Nerve Ourselves Strength Struggle
It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
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Constitution Forever Freedom Mindset Passion
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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End Goal Mindset Noble Oneself Weakness
Good order is the foundation of all things.
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Foundation Goodness One Liner
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
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
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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Love Man Power
History consists, for the greater part, of the miseries brought upon the world by pride, ambition, avarice, revenge, lust, sedition, hypocrisy, ungoverned zeal, and all the train of disorderly appetite.
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Appetite Greatness History Misery Pride Training World
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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Command Freedom Poor Rich Wealth
We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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Greatness Law Nature Obedience Powerful
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Greatness Himself Mistake
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth.
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Awake Greatness Liberty People Security Superior Truth

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