We talk on principle, but we act on interest.

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Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.

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I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

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We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.

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For, surely, surely, where Your voice and graces are, Nothing of death can any feel or know.

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