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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
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
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
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
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
People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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Desire Habit People Subject Thinking Trust
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
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
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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Attack Conquer Control Failure Man Position Worst
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
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

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