An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.
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If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
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In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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