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knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.

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Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
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
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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Believe Goodness Man Public
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
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
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
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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