Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.
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Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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