Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Anand Thakur
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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The sign brings customers.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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