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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.  
Force has no place where there is need of skill.  
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.  
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a...  
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many m...  
Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to ha...  
Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal;...  
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.  
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen a...