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sick vices virtue
When we are sick our virtues and our vices are in abeyance.
men knows judged
Men are not to be judged by what they do not know, but by what they know, and by the manner in which they know it.
thinking people fool
The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.
men weakness virtuous
Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned.
teaching men weak-man
Great men in teaching weak men to reflect have set them on the road to error.
jealousy paralysis
Jealousy is the paralysis of love.
humility pride men
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
life positive achieve
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.
mediocrity praise
It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately.
hope men doe
Hope deceives more men than cunning does.
generosity motive prudence
Magnanimity will not consider the prudence of its motives.
faults disaster cures
We are dismayed when we find that even disaster cannot cure us of our faults.
expression ideas given
All erroneous ideas would perish of their own accord if given clear expression.
hate hatred encounters
We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.