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A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.
Pierre Corneille
Father
Husband
Nothing
A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
Pierre Corneille
Victory
Danger
Glory
Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.
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Desire
Fulfillment
Ambition aspires to descend.
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Ambition
Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.
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Enemy
Weakness
As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.
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Men
Kings
May
Brave men are brave from the very first.
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Men
First
Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.
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World
Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.
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Nature
Quality
Deceit
Spirits
Woman
Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.
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Duty
Heaven
Rest
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
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Death
Life
Every man of courage is a man of his word.
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Courage
Man
Word
Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.
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Disaster
True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.
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Valor
Years
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
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Giving
Worth