I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.
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Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.David Mallet
The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon.
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A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it.
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Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.
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Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee.
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True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike.
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