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It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover th

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. – Edmund Burke

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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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Men blaspheme what they do not know. – Blaise Pascal

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