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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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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
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
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
For they had learned that true safety was to be found in long previous training, and not in eloquent exhortations uttered when they were going into action.
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Action Learning Safety Training True
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
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
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
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
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
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
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
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness

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