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• He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared…
• Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is…
• For men are held above their fellows by the gossamer of reputation, which is so soft and fragile a breath can blow…
• The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be.
• Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless,
• He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.
• Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return…
• Manlius ... took care in his invitations, actively sought to exclude from his circle crude and vulgar men like Caius Valerius. But…
• [Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and…
• And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer…
• God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of my family…
• Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because…

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