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No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Democracy Freedom People Prison Taste
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
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.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
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
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
Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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Jewel One Liner Soldier War
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
No law is quite appropriate for all.
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Law One Liner Quite Right
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History

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