"Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man."

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“They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.”

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“From abundance springs satiety.”

“Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.”

“It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.”

“He will have true glory who despises it.”

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