Don't be humble to the proud, and don't be proud to the humble.

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When you are angry, count to ten before you speak. If you are very angry, count to one hundred.

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A true patriot will not tolerate any party or individual being above the motherland. He will not tolerate his own government imposing heavy taxes on the people. He will not tolerate rampant corruption. He will not sing praises to the emperor for personal gain and not speak human words to the people. Patriotism is to love the people and to bear the suffering of the nation, not to love evil organizations. Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

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He who lights a candle to illuminate others will not bring darkness to himself.

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Never buy something you don't need just because it's cheap. Unnecessary things are expensive.

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Those who never waste time have no time to complain about not having enough time.

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Reason, justice and equality are not powerful enough to rule the human beings on earth. Only interests have such power.

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If possible, slaves would become tyrants

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Only a nation composed of an educated people can remain free.

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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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The people can be trusted completely, and should be allowed to hear everything true and false, and then make a correct judgment. If I were to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I would not hesitate to choose the latter.

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When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.

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The tree of liberty must always be fed with the blood of tyrants

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The spread of ideas does not harm the spreader of ideas; similarly, the one who lights a candle to illuminate others does not bring darkness to himself.

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Merchants regard the world as their home

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One cannot expect to be carried from tyranny to freedom while sleeping on a down quilt.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

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When the press is free and anyone can read a newspaper, all is well.

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When a man is in the public trust, he should regard himself as the public's property.

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When a man is in the public trust, he should regard himself as the public's property.

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I like the dreams of the future better than history of the past!

Rather than reminiscing about the past, I prefer to look forward to the future!

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Free land must be taken inch by inch

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Laws and institutions must keep pace with the progress of human thought

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Every generation needs a new revolution.

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The only way to make a person trustworthy is to trust him.

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"The tree of liberty must be constantly watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is the natural fertilizer of the tree of liberty."

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Resolve never to be idle. He who never wastes time has no time to complain about not having enough time.

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We believe in our own strength, but do not boast about it; we also respect the strength of others, but do not fear it.

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When reason can overcome errors of opinion, such errors can be tolerated.

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Without social interaction, without a society that suits our tastes, people will never be satisfied.

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God gave us life and liberty at the same time. Can the freedom of a nation be guaranteed when we ignore this belief (that God has given freedom to all people)? Whenever I remember that God is just and his justice will not always remain dormant, I tremble for my country.

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Once a person accepts the public's trust, he should regard himself as public property.

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"Comparing their memory, understanding, and imagination with those of the whites, it seems to me that their memory is equal to that of the whites, but their understanding is far inferior, for I do not think any of them can reason and verify the principles of Euclid, and as for imagination, they are dull, vulgar, and unreasonable."