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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.

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Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
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
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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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
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Behavior Best Equality Success Superior Treat
It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Concession Human Nature People Rule Treat
The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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Ambition Content Engagement Evil Lust Party Power Rise Violence
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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