It is easier to lead men to combat stirring up their passion than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.

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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

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    More men die of jealousy than of cancer.

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