Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.
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Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.
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Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.
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He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.
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Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good
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Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
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