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"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it."
"To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace."
"Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."
"Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee."
"Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin."
"A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all."
"Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop."
"Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable."