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Quote by Alexander Hamilton
Man — a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. - Alexand

Man — a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. – Alexander Hamilton

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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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Nature
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Alexander Hamilton
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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. – Alexander Hamilton

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Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose. – Turkish Proverb

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I do not value any view of the universe into which man and the institutions of man enter very largely and absorb much of the attention. Man is but the place where I stand, and the prospect hence is infinite. – Henry David Thoreau, journal, 1852 April 2nd

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The true man walks the earth as the stars walk the heavens, grandly obedient to those laws which are implanted in his nature. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911

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It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. – Mariane Moore, “A Grave,” Collected Poems, 1951

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The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. – Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

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Scratch less, purr more. – Author Unknown

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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community. – Edward W. Howe

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