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children sacrifice profound
Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection admits a sacrifice.
men wicked principles
A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.
men unjust-criticism envy
The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers. I, on the contrary, maintain that they ought to be praised in their lifetime if they merit it; but jealousy and calumny, roused against their virtue or their talent, labour to degrade them if any one ventures to bear testimony to them. It is unjust criticism that they should fear to hazard, not sincere praise.
humility self-discovery
We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves...
christian heart men
Learn to overrule minor interest in favor of great ones, and generously to do all the good the heart prompts; a man is never injured by acting virtuously.
risk venture management
There are those who are so scrupulously afraid of doing wrong that they seldom venture to do anything.
simple simplicity relief
Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.
time our-actions enough
We don't have enough time to premeditate our actions.
destiny choices embarrassment
Necessity relieves us from the embarrassment of choice.
lazy sloth laziness
The lazy are always wanting to do something.
lying hatred dishonesty
Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.
consciousness conscious
Consciousness of our powers augments them.
people use speech
Truth is not so threadbare as speech, because fewer people can make use of it.
hypocrisy contradicting always-wrong
If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself, I shall reply; I have been wrong once or more often, however I do not aspire to be always wrong.