Men have made a virtue of moderation to limit the ambition of the great, and to console people of mediocrity for their want of fortune and of merit.
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When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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