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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.

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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
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
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
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
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
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
You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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Feeling Life Lose Style Taste Yourself
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
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
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
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power

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