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For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.

Pericles

Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
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Engrave Live Monument Past Stone
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Alone Courage Defend Freedom Possession
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Danger Glory Meet Vision
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
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Business Earth Eat Fish Men Power Sea
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
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Disgrace Failure Rob
Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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Chase Poverty Shame Work
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.
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Death Grief Loss Want
Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
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Action Express Level Philosophy Themselves Thinking
I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.
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Afraid Design Enemy Mistake
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy

For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.

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