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He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause to an ard

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. – Edmund Burke

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If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived. – Edmund Burke

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The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him he indulges it, he loves it but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time. – Edmund Burke

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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. – Abraham Lincoln

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I love to shop after a bad relationship. I dont know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, Ill break up with someone on purpose. – Rita Rudner

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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it. – Lao Tzu

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Her angels face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place. – Edmund Spenser

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They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech. – James Stockdale

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