"Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one."
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"Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music."
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"It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little."
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"The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres."
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