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A Traveler at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can do as much."
"True," said he, "but every goose can."

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Authority and place demonstrate and try the tempers of men, by moving every passion and discovering every frailty.

Be ruled by time, the wisest counsellor of all.

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

Concerning the dead nothing but good shall be spoken.

Valour, however unfortunate, commands great respect even from enemies: but the Romans despise cowardice, even though it be prosperous.

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