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1 He who chooses to avenge wrongs with hatred is 2 assuredly wretched. But he, who strives to conquer hatred with 3 love, fights his battle in joy and confidence; he withstands 4 many as easily as one, and has very little need of fortune's aid. 5 Those whom he vanquishes yield joyfully, not through failure, but 6 through increase in their powers; all these consequences follow 7 so plainly from the mere definitions of love and understanding, 8 that I have no need to prove them in detail. 9 10