When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.

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Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

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Nurture your mind with great thoughts to believe in the heroic makes heroes.

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Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.

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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.

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The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.

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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.

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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

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