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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.

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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
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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Attack Man Prevent Rest Superior
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
We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
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Beautiful Cultivate Loss Lover Man Simplicity
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
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
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
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

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