Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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