The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.

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I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.

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The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

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In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.

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The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

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It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

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We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

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Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.

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