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" A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. "
Trials
Without
Brainy
" A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. "
Done
Birthday
Intention
" A great fortune is a great slavery. "
Fortune
Slavery
Great
" A great mind becomes a great fortune. "
Becomes
Mind
Great
" A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature. "
Own
Life
Happy Life
" A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts. "
Kingdom
Lasts
Never
" A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. "
Anger
Angry
Large
" All art is but imitation of nature. "
Nature
Imitation
Art
" All cruelty springs from weakness. "
Weakness
Springs
Cruelty
" A man's as miserable as he thinks he is. "
He
Thinks
Miserable
" A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. "
Than
Before
Man
" Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. "
Hurtful
Than
More
" Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall. "
Like
Themselves
Anger
" A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand. "
Fears
Hand
Danger
" A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant. "
Angry
Medical
Wise
" A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor. "
Punishment
Many
Some
" A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. "
Battle
Party
Quarrel
" As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. "
Life
Good
How
" As long as you live, keep learning how to live. "
You
How
Long
" A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. "
Killer
Tool
Sword
" A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. "
Greater
Liberty
Appetite
" Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune. "
Conflict
God
Man
" Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders. "
Me
Age
Believe
" Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. "
Man
He
Who
" Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. "
Adversity
War
Veterans Day
" Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God. "
Nature
Fate
Call
" Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute. "
He
Should
You
" Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them. "
Contempt
Constant
Exposure
" Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. "
Friend
Self-Love
Respect
" Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. "
Death
Wish
Some
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