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"Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away."
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"Men exist for the sake of one another."
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"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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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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"When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind."
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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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"What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes."
Money

"A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is irresistible."
Success

"Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."
Excellence

"To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best."
Love

"The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face."
Man

"Bravery never goes out of fashion."
Courage

"Dinner was made for eating, not for talking."
Eating

"I would rather make my name than inherit it."
Ambition

"Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you."
Despair

"If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader!"
History
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