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It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

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The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.

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A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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Never promise more than you can perform.

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No one should be judge in his own case.

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Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.

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We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.

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One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

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It is only the ignorant who despise education.

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Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

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