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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

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We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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Blind Clear Hurry Man
Adversity makes men remember God.
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Adversity God Hard Time Man One Liner Remember
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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Advice Care Listening Man Myself Oneself Problem Thinking
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Animal Deep Dignity Kind Man
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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Blame Body Intention Mindset Sin

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