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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.

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From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.
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Blind Eyes Jealous Smart Virtue
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
LIVY

Guilty Men Mindset
He will have true glory who despises it.
LIVY

Glory Hate Himself Willing
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
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Adversity Comfortable Human Survive
Adversity reminds men of religion.
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Adversity Man One Liner Religion
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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Death End Hide Truth
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
LIVY

Difficult Easy Fortune Greatness Leaving Moments
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
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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Difficult Intelligence Nature Ourselves Way
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past

The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.

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