Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.Sallust
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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