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'The only good there is in nobility, I think, is this: noble men seem obliged to live up to the virtue of their ancestors.'

'"Although it is the nature of other animals not to know themselves, such ignorance proves to be a vice in man."'

'"Consider also that the most delicate emotions are those of happy men. Unless everything works according to their whim, they are overthrown by every little trouble, unaccustomed as they are to adversity. And so, things of the least importance can bring down the very lucky man from his 'great bliss.'"'

'What difference do you suppose it makes then whether you desert Fortune by dying or she deserts you by fleeing?'