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There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.

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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose. [Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus exercuit.]
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
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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.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.
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The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.
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The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
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