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Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

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A letter does not blush.

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We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.

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I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.

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Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

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Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

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The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

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In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.

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Laws are silent in time of war.

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More law, less justice.

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Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.

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Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

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In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

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The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.

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It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

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If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

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No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

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I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

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Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

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To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.

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No one can give you better advice than yourself.

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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

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A friend is, as it were, a second self.

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While there's life, there's hope.

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Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.

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Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those circumstances by which nature forms our habits, by which we are nurtured and live.

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I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.

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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

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I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

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Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

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Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

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