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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.

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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
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
When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
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
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
For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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Admire Court Himself Man Nature Remark
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
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
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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Brave Enemy Freedom Happiness Heart Secret
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
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave

He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.

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