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In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.

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Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
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Act Greatness Greedy Honesty Man Quick Rich
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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Expectation Opportunity
He who marries a beautiful woman in hopes of being happy with her knows not but that even she herself may be the cause of all his uneasinesses.
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Beautiful Hope Marriage Struggle Woman
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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Equality Material Yourself
Brevity is the soul of command.
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Control One Liner Soul
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
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Himself Ignorance People Understand
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.
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Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Deserve Himself Victory
Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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Commitment Himself Justice
Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Distance Guide Separate
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success

In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.

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