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• Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
• For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
• He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
• In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the… — Aristotle
• Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. — Richard Armour
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