Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
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The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight.
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If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
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My voice is still for war. Gods can a Roman senate long debate Which of the two to choose, slavery or death.
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