A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
Subject:
Mankind   
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Every reign must submit to a greater reign.
Subject:
Rule   
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If you judge, investigate.
Subject:
Judgment   
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
Subject:
Quotations   
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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.
Subject:
Books   
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It is the sign of a week mind to be unable to bear wealth.
Subject:
Wealth   
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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
Subject:
Time   
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A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
Subject:
Thinking   
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To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
Subject:
Power   
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I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge.
Subject:
Judgment   
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He that does good to another does good also to himself.
Subject:
Good   
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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
Subject:
Power   
Source:
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Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.
Subject:
Human Nature   
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It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.
Subject:
Knowledge   
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A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.
Subject:
Justice   
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That is never too often repeated, which is never sufficiently learned.
Subject:
Learning   
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A great mind becomes a great fortune.
Subject:
Mind   
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The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.
Subject:
Miscellaneous   
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As was his language so was his life.
Subject:
Miscellaneous   
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Many things have fallen only to rise higher.
Subject:
Miscellaneous   
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