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The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.

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To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
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Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.
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Myself Thinking Young
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Death Fight Rich War
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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Courage Oneself Philosophy
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
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Difficult Learning Pain Thinking
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Literature Myself
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself

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