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"The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it."
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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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"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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"A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good."
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"In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary."
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"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle."
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"A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him."
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"It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly."
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"It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do."
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"The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it."
Man


"As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'"
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"A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune."
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"There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil."
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"To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself."
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"Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light."
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"Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one."
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"Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man."
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