It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.

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There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.

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Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.

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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.

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Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

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When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

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The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.

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Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.

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It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

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