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So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.

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In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
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Democracy Election Failure Fair Office Quite
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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Admire Court Himself Man Nature Remark
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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Desire Issues Success Thinking
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Blame Greatness Myself Ready Rule Submit
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Effort Escape Grace Man Poverty
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule

So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.

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