"Know this, that he that is a friend to himself, is a friend to all men."
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"Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things could be much worse but aren't! To not do that is to always be less happy than he could be."
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"When in fear, it is safest to force the attack."
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"It is not death we fear, but the thought of it."
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"He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility."
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"It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune."
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"It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat."
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"Fortune reveres the brave, and overwhelms the cowardly."
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