Nation
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As nations improve, so do their gods
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion
A great nation is any mob of people which produces at least one honest man a century
A nation without the means of reform is without the means of survival
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated
Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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