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Quote #1:   "The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile virtue is a possession glorious and eternal."
Quote #2:   "They envy the distinction I have won let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it."
Quote #3:   "Ambition drove many men to become false to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."
Quote #4:   "A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means."
Quote #5:   "The higher your station, the less your liberty."
Quote #6:   "Few men desire liberty The majority are satisfied with a just master."
Quote #7:   "To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful."
Quote #8:   "Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord."
Quote #9:   "The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals."
Quote #10:   "Every man is the architect of his own fortune."
Quote #11:   "Before you act consider when you have considered, tis fully time to act."
Quote #12:   "To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship."
Quote #13:   "The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession."