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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#despair #drive #equanimity #father #him

Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach. ↗

— Macklemore

#become #expectation #i #i write #kind

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone. ↗

— Agnes Macphail

#any #being #completely #dear #greatest

I didn't get lessons of any kind I slept through school. ↗

— Joel Madden

#get #i #kind #lessons #school

I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment. ↗

— James Madison

#capital #capital punishment #entire #fair #full

Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#even #hand #hat #me #people

Our country stands at a critical point in its history. Our heritage as a nation of immigrants is at stake. ↗

— Roger Mahony

#critical #heritage #history #immigrants #nation

Ski racing, especially downhill, is a dangerous activity and there are many accidents. It would be really too bad to lose everything because of a crash. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#activity #bad #because #crash #dangerous

All this is applicable to the intellectual faculties of man. There is a considerable difference between one person and another as regards these faculties, as is well known to philosophers. ↗

— Maimonides

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