It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may bo

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave. – Sallust

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I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that…. I might be master at last of a small house and a large garden, with very moderate conveniences joined to them, and there dedicate the remainder of my life to the culture of them and the study of nature. – Abraham Cowley

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The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection. – Guillaume Apollinaire

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In the general course of human nature, A power over a mans subsistence amounts to a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton

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The beautiful spring came and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. – Harriet Ann Jacobs

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