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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

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
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity – the law of nature and of nations.
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Creator Government Law Nation Nature
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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Agreement Politics
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
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Age Economics Forever Success
Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
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Gentle Gradual Human Mindset Power
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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Corruption Existence Liberty People
Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe.
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Breathe Corruption Important Law Refine
Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Applaud Fall Recover Run
Great men are never sufficiently shown but in struggles.
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Greatness Man Struggle
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
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Domination Greatness
History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.
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Born Death History Live Value
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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Barter Found Government Human Virtue
All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Darkness Force Need People Success
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
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Anxiety Errors Loud Popular Public Welfare

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