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war desire common
The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good.
ambition men evil
The greatest evil that fortune can bring to men is to endow them with feeble resources and yet to make them ambitious.
summer heat sometimes
Sometimes a lengthened period of prosperity melts away in a moment; just as the heat of summer flies before a day of tempest.
letting-go struggle fighting
Persevere in the fight, struggle on, do not let go, think magnanimously of man and life, for man is good and life is affluent and fruitful.
winter light giving
The counsels of old age give light without heat, like the sun in winter.
mistake men reflection
No one is more liable to make mistakes than the man who acts only on reflection.
endurance bears dare
Those who can bear all can dare all.
lazy-people people lazy
Lazy people always intend to start doing something.
suffering dare know-how
He who knows how to suffer everything can dare everything.
keeping-promises giving broken-promises
One promises much, to avoid giving little.
generosity giving advice
Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
helping-others giving advice
Give help rather than advice.
men enthusiasm
Man never rises to great truths without enthusiasm.
winter giving shining
The counsels of the old, like the winter sun, shine, but give no heat.