Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.
Many of the phenomena of Winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king described as a rude and boisterous tyrant; but with the gentleness of a lover he adorns the tresses of Summer.
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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