Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.
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Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.
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Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.
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Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.
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According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.
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Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.
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True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.
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The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.
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It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
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I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.
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