We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.Tacitus
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Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
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