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jealousy paralysis
Jealousy is the paralysis of love.
humility pride men
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
life positive achieve
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.
mediocrity praise
It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately.
hope men doe
Hope deceives more men than cunning does.
generosity motive prudence
Magnanimity will not consider the prudence of its motives.
faults disaster cures
We are dismayed when we find that even disaster cannot cure us of our faults.
expression ideas given
All erroneous ideas would perish of their own accord if given clear expression.
hate hatred encounters
We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.
book long way
In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.
war fighting vices
Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.
life execution should
To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.
positive risk sometimes
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.
taken cunning
More are taken in by hope than by cunning.