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"To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed."
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"We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather."
"To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind."
"Mankind have their local attachments. They have a particular regard for the spot, in which they were born and nurtured."
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
"She has great problems of her own to solve, very grim and perilous problems, and a right solution, if we can attain to it, would largely benefit mankind."
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"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."
"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."
"Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms."
"Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us."
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