Whenever we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
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Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
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