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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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Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
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The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.
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Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.
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You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.
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If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.
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We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.
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Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.
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