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"This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
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"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."
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"Let no such man be trusted."
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"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."
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"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."
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"There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do."
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"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."
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"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."
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"If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do."
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"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude."
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"A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good."
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"Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible."
Truth
"Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws."
Justice
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
Humor
"There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool."
Happiness
"Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience."
Experience
"The worst men often give the best advice."
Man
"As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time."
Time
"I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death."
Death
"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God."
God
"People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom."
People
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