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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.

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Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Equality Exit Legal Man Superior Violence
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
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Angry Hurt Injury Justice
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Born Courage Fate Man Patience Suffering
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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Action Courage Greatness Man Remember Win
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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Himself Man Remember School Training
Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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Design Hope Man Misery Success
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret

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