Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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