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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.

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Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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Design Hope Man Misery Success
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
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
Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
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Call Honesty Man Proud Shame
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
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
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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Affair Brilliant Charge Expectation Man Misfortune
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
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
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
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
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret

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