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.
LIVYDignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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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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Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
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No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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