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Though a quarrel in the streets is a thing to be hated, the energies displayed in it are fine; the commonest man shows a grace in his quarrel

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power

Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered