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Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

Seneca the Younger

Revenge is an inhuman word.
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Inhuman Revenge World
He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
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Conclusion Justice May Side
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
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Continue Dream Indulge Men
When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.
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Ambition Limit Progress
A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
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Amendment Arms Bearing Gun
He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.
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Appreciation Gratitude Struggle
I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.
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Liberal Philosophical Trust
Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)
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Heard Side Well
To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature.
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Ignorant Life Soul
What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
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Choices Little Struggle
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.
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Law Name Successful
It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
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Give Inspirational Men
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
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Help Intelligence Mediocrity
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
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Despise Hate Hateful
Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
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Help Our Please Word
Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.
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God Superstitions Worship

Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

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