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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.