Everything is good when it leaves the hands of the Creator everything degenerates in the hands of man.
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Our greatest misfortunes come to us from ourselves.
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.
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Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.
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The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it.
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