Conquest

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God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil
Self-conquest is the greatest of victories
You will conquer more surely by prudence than by passion
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of triumph
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce
You will hardly conquer, but conquer you must
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