Let us not disdain glory too much nothing is finer, except virtue.- The height of happiness would be to unite both in this life.
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The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.François-René de Chateaubriand
The morning of life is like the dawn of day, full of purity, of imagery, and harmony.
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L'ecrivain original n'est pas celui qui n'imite personne, mais celui que personne ne peut imiter. The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.
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Justice is the bread of the nation it is always hungry for it.
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