Quote by James Madison
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Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. – James Madison

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Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done. – James Madison

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The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad. – James Madison

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The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science. – James Madison

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom. – Menander

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Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. – William Wordsworth

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Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom. – Myrtle Reed

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This is my truth, tell me yours. – Aneurin Bevan

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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. – Francis Bacon

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What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but his opposition, to his instincts. In one direction or another he strives to live a supernatural life. – Henry David Thoreau

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Belief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet. – Edward Abbey

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