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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.
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Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
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The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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