We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
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Flower Imagination
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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Abuse Quick
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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Excellence Maturity Time
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
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Gift Mindset Woman
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.
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Adversity Angry Desire Prosperity
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.
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Level Man Race
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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Evil Luxury Nation Ruin
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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Better Crime Resistance
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason

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