“The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambitions.”
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“The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambitions.”
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“Nothing but courage can guide life.”
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“He who knows how to suffer everything can dare everything.”
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“We don't have enough time to premeditate all our actions.”
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“Necessity relieves us from the embarrassment of choice.”
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“Man never rises to great truths without enthusiasm.”
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“There is nothing that fear or hope does not make men believe.”
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“There are men who are happy without knowing it.”
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“Action makes more fortunes than caution.”
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“The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.”
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“Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it.”
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“Patience is the art of hoping.”
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“No one is more liable to make mistakes than the man who acts only on reflection.”
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“Great thoughts always come from the heart.”
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“Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.”
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“The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.”
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“When an idea is too weak to support a simple statement, it is a sign that it should be rejected.”
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“Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.”
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“Vice stirs up war; virtue fights.”
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