I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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From abundance springs safety.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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