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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.

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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
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 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
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
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
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
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
It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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Beginning Disaster Discussion Mistake War
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
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
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Equality Exit Legal Man Superior Violence
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity

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