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In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and...
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If the point is sharp, and the arrow is swift, it can pierce through...
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I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble...
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Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.
Quote #29225
Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence, like Water, willy-nilly flowing And...
Quote #30012
Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.
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Don’t knock the weather nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it...
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The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of...
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Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be...
Quote #14880
Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting...