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A woman’s mind is affected by the meanest gifts.

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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Better God Hands Hope Peace Power Safety Victory
The name of freedom regained is sweet to hear.
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Freedom Listening Sweet
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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Best Garden Government Rule Talk
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
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Honor Peace Respect Return
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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Difficult Easy Fortune Greatness Leaving Moments
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
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
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
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Event Greatness Spring
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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Deep Fire Flame One Liner
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
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Inspirational Reward Success Work
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.
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Enemy Fear Leadership Man View

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