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But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.

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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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Attention Deserve Enjoyment Human Justice People Praise Situation
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 whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
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
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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Enemy Himself Life Reason Secure
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Equality Power Question Right Strong Suffering Weakness World
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
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense

But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.

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But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.

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